Democrats retain control of the Senate

[Chris]

Washington (CNN) -- Republicans rode a wave of voter dissatisfaction with the state of the economy to win majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections, while Democrats retained their majority in the Senate.

With results still coming in, the extent of the Republican takeover of the 435-member House was still to be determined. But CNN projected that Republicans would win at least 52 more House seats than they currently hold to wipe out the Democratic majority of the past four years.

Republican candidates also were running strong in governors' races, while Democrats were guaranteed of holding at least 50 of the 100 Senate seats with a handful of close races still outstanding, according to the projections based on CNN's analysis of exit poll data.

In game-changing election, Dems hold on to Senate, GOP takes House - CNN.com

 

[Jon]

Wow, welcome to yesterday, faggot.

 

[Trajan]

this was posted already, like 2 hours ago.....

 

[Chris]

Wow, welcome to yesterday, faggot.

You sound like you came from yesterday.

 

[Chris]

this was posted already, like 2 hours ago.....

Sorry, I have been working all evening.

 

[skookerasbil]

Washington (CNN) -- Republicans rode a wave of voter dissatisfaction with the state of the economy to win majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections, while Democrats retained their majority in the Senate.

With results still coming in, the extent of the Republican takeover of the 435-member House was still to be determined. But CNN projected that Republicans would win at least 52 more House seats than they currently hold to wipe out the Democratic majority of the past four years.

Republican candidates also were running strong in governors' races, while Democrats were guaranteed of holding at least 50 of the 100 Senate seats with a handful of close races still outstanding, according to the projections based on CNN's analysis of exit poll data.

In game-changing election, Dems hold on to Senate, GOP takes House - CNN.com

Of course the most prominent mental case on the USMessageBoard would post something like this up...................


s0n............thats like the Captain of the Titanic saying, "Hey.........wait just a damn minute..........the ship stayed afloat for a full two hours!!!!!!"

 

[Chris]

The Senate is where the real power is.

 

[Jon]

The Senate is where the real power is.

 

[Revere]

No, Congress, the lower house, has power of the purse.

 

[skookerasbil]

The Senate is where the real power is.

s0n..........how many times have I told you on multiple forums that you have the political IQ of a small soap dish.

Im conservative and Im thrilled the Senate stays Dem..........wont explain it because its something about..............well.............IQ.



>>EDIT......this guy Chris makes about 50 posts a day in the Environmental Forums....a bonafide k00k <<EDIT

 

[Chris]

No, Congress, the lower house, has power of the purse.

Dream on partner.

The Senate is where the real power is.

 

[Revere]

No, Congress, the lower house, has power of the purse.

Dream on partner.

The Senate is where the real power is.

Harry Reid could not get Democrats in the Senate to pass Obama's bullshit even when he had six more seats than he has now.

 

[Sheldon]

No, Congress, the lower house, has power of the purse.

Congress is the Senate AND the House.

The President submits his budget requests to Congress, and each chamber has a committee that drafts up their versions. Both versions are then reconciled in a conference committee, and this version must pass in both chambers to be binding.

 

[Jon]

This thread may be premature. Buck has pulled ahead in Colorado, and Fiorina holds a small lead in California. We could see a 50-50 split.

 

[elvis]

This thread may be premature. Buck has pulled ahead in Colorado, and Fiorina holds a small lead in California. We could see a 50-50 split.

but Biden breaks the tie.

 

[Revere]

This thread may be premature. Buck has pulled ahead in Colorado, and Fiorina holds a small lead in California. We could see a 50-50 split.

but Biden breaks the tie.

Who says Reid can keep Democrats together for 50 votes? When's the last time he got 50 votes, for anything, even when he had a bigger majority?

 

[Jon]

This thread may be premature. Buck has pulled ahead in Colorado, and Fiorina holds a small lead in California. We could see a 50-50 split.

but Biden breaks the tie.

Asssuming Lieberman doesn't flip.

 

[elvis]

This thread may be premature. Buck has pulled ahead in Colorado, and Fiorina holds a small lead in California. We could see a 50-50 split.

but Biden breaks the tie.

Who says Reid can keep Democrats together for 50 votes? When's the last time he got 50 votes, for anything, even when he had a bigger majority?

sweet gridlock.

 

[Revere]

Boxer only leads by 3000 votes with just 25% of the vote in.

 

[Jon]

Meh, my math fails tonight. Even if Fiorina and Buck succeed in California and Colorado, it's till 51-49.

Ah well, at least we have a divided Congress now. Gridlock and stalemate is better than forced agendas and partisan politics.