Republicans choose hold their Senate majority, giving a critical boost to President Donald Trump and the GOP’s agenda, NBC Statement projects.
Running on a highly favorable map, Republicans managed to stop Democrats from make two GOP-held seats the minority party needed to win control of the chamber. The Democrats had clocked a difficult task of defending 10 seats in states Trump won in 2016, filing five he carried easily.
In the House, however, Democrats were tossed to win a majority, according to NBC News. The outcome is expected to lead to divided jurisdiction of government.
Despite his party’s expected loss of House control, Trump tweeted news Tuesday touting what he called “tremendous success” in the elections. He summed: “Thank you to all!”
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The outcome apparently secures two more years of GOP Senate oversight, during which Republicans will try to keep up their torrid speed of confirming young, conservative judges for potential decades on federal benches. Republicans could also carry on their pursuit of key policy priorities such as the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Punctiliousness Act and further changes to the U.S. tax code.
Republican Mike Braun is projected to frustration Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly in Indiana, while Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer is envisioned to unseat Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota, according to NBC Statement. Meanwhile, the GOP is projected to hold two of its vulnerable Senate seats, according to NBC.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was set to win re-election, while GOP Rep. Marsha Blackburn was imagined to prevail in the Tennessee race to fill retiring GOP Sen. Bob Corker’s seat.
Regard for Democratic enthusiasm, dynamics in individual states heavily favored the GOP. Republicans promote got a boost when the fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation seemed to boost enthusiasm among Republicans.
Many Senate candidates in red-leaning shapes also followed Trump’s lead in the election’s final stretch by stoking quivers about immigrants.
It sets up another heated battle for Senate oversight in 2020, a year when Trump will face re-election. In that year, Republicans thinks fitting have to defend more seats than Democrats.