Angry electorate delivers split decision, shattering GOP hopes of a wave – By Reid Wilson (Pluribus News) / Nov 9, 2022
An electorate that sees both its major political parties as too extreme, seethes at the direction of the country and harbors fears of what the future holds delivered a sharply divided verdict in midterm elections on Tuesday that is likely to drag Washington to a screeching halt for at least the next two years.
An electorate that sees both its major political parties as too extreme, seethes at the direction of the country and harbors fears of what the future holds delivered a sharply divided verdict in midterm elections on Tuesday that are likely to drag Washington to a screeching halt for at least the next two years.
Though dozens of races remain to be counted Wednesday morning, Republicans appear likely to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, by the narrowest of margins. But there are enough outstanding ballots to be counted that even that outcome remains in question.
Democrats were on the brink of maintaining control of the U.S. Senate, after the party picked up a critical seat in Pennsylvania and its incumbents ran strong in Arizona and New Hampshire. Races are too close to call in Nevada and Georgia, and the battle for control could come down again to a Peach State runoff, in December.
Voters largely re-elected their own governors. Republican incumbents in Georgia, Florida, Texas and Oklahoma cruised to new terms, as did Democratic incumbents in Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York and Wisconsin.
