The milestone sets up a new political dynamic in Washington. A President has not had to deal with a Congress completely controlled by the opposition party since the last two years of Barack Obama’s presidency. Congress now stands to be a true counterweight to the White House and its agenda.
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The size of Democrats’ House majority is still unclear as votes in many states were still being tallied, but signs of a significant Trump-centered backlash were popping up all over the country Tuesday night, potentially setting up the party to come away with a double-digit majority. Strategists with both parties had predicted for months that Republicans were unlikely to hold onto the House, where they could only afford to lose three seats.
Democratic control of the House also means the end of Mike Johnson’s speakership, with Democrats likely set to rally behind their leader in the House, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, to replace him. Jeffries would be the first Black speaker in U.S. history.Read more: 10 Candidates Who Could Make History in the Midterms
Republicans spent much of the year trying to make the best of a bad environment. They constantly claimed the polls were all off, that Trump could still turn out his coalition that remade the modern GOP, and that Democrats’ overconfidence could depress their own turnout.
By late Tuesday, as exit polls started to paint a picture of the national mood, there were signs that many polls had likely under-estimated Democrats’ strength heading into Election Day.
The new Democratic caucus in both chambers are poised to include many new faces, from those who ran as moderates to self-avowed democratic socialists who ran as much against centrist leaders like Jeffries than Trump. Now starts the messy business of this new majority figuring out what they plan to do with their power. Trump will certainly be watching closely.
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