Something nice to wake up to. I'm in a conference all day, but feel free to talk amongst yourselves. :P
The US Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections, dealing a serious blow to President Donald Drumpf. Taking control of the lower chamber of Congress for the first time in eight years will enable Democrats to thwart the president's agenda.Tuesday's vote was seen as a referendum on a polarising president, even though he is not up for re-election till 2020.
The Democrats could now launch investigations into Mr Drumpf's administration and business affairs, from tax returns to potential conflicts of interest. They could also more effectively block his legislative plans, dooming his signature promise to build a wall along the border with Mexico.
A record number of women ran for office in this election. New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is projected to become the youngest ever congresswoman, at 29 years old.
Democrats Ilhan OImar and Rashida Tlaib are also expected to make history in Minnesota and Michigan respectively as the first Muslim women elected to Congress. Democrats Sharice Davids of Kansas and Debra Haaland from New Mexico are set to become the first Native American women elected to Congress. Ms Davids, a lesbian former cage-fighter, is also the first openly gay representative from Kansas.
Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi told cheering Democrats at a Washington victory party: "Thanks to you, tomorrow will be a new day in America."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46120373
Lucky you; I had to deal with 538's model blowing up and giving the democrats < 50% chace of winning the house.
ReplyDeleteI purposely ignored all election news at work... This is quite a nice surprise! (Sure hope there aren't any last-minute shifts due to absentee ballots or whatever...)
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