Contrary to what surveys have announced in recent weeks, the results of the mid-term elections in the United States are not disastrous for the Democrats. Even if all the remains are not yet completed, especially in the western states, it seems that the Republicans should regain control of the chamber with a larger than expected majority. As for the Senate, it should remain in suspense for a few weeks, since the election of the senator from Georgia is returned to a second round, which will take place in December. In any case, the majority of the winning party will be very thin. The absence of republican tsunami is in itself a victory for the Democratic camp, especially if it is compared to the very bad results that Bill Clinton had known in 1994 and Barack Obama in 2010 (the latter had then mentioned a “beating” ).
Inflation, crime and immigration, the campaign themes highlighted by the Republican camp have apparently not enough to galvanize voters as much as expected. Democrats, conversely, having toured on the defense of democracy and the right to abortion, have aroused significant mobilization of young people and especially women, as will undoubtedly show the analyzes of the vote in the coming weeks . Already, we know that referendums on abortion conducted in California, Michigan and Vermont have been won: the right to abortion will appear in the constitution of these states.
Democratic analysts had also deplored their difficulty in making American opinion aware of the magnitude of the reforms initiated by the administration. With post-Cavid-19 economic recovery laws, infrastructure repair, incentive to installing battery plants for electric cars (with inflation Reduction ACT) and semiconductors (with the chips act ), as well as a partial cancellation decree of the student debt, the entourage of Biden intends to revive the prosperity of the country’s middle classes. All of these measures had been denounced by the Republicans as leading to out -of -proportion expenses promoting record inflation … It seems that the administration’s assessment will not have excessively harmed in the voting boots. Again, the details of the exit polls of the ballot boxes will allow us to know what were the motivations of the voters.
Trump failures
The Biden administration having already implemented most of its program, it can now consider the next two years with a certain calm. The Republicans, majority in the Chamber, will certainly multiply the incendiary bills, but they will not have the sixty senators necessary for the upper chamber to make sure to have their texts vote. They will therefore in no case be able to repeal the legislative work accomplished by the Democrats since 2021. Even, their radicality could tire opinion, as we had already seen in 1996 and in 2012, when Bill Clinton then Barack Obama were re -elected for A second term.
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