The November 3 election will also determine the composition of the new Congress next year, and the congressional battle is quite intense. What are some of the important points to note about this year’s congressional elections?
In this year’s congressional elections, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the seats in the Senate are up for re-election. The main focus of this congressional campaign is the Senate, and whether the Democrats are expected to win enough seats to return to the majority party.
The Senate is controlled by the Republican Party, with 53 Republicans to 45 Democrats, plus two independent senators, but they basically vote the same way as the Democrats, so it’s 53 seats to 47 seats. However, many pundits in Washington believe that this situation is likely to be reversed.
Some analysts believe that the Democrats may end up as the majority party in the Senate, possibly with a solid final majority of 55 seats. Several of those seats may even come from what has always been seen as Trump’s ticket-posting district.
Let’s listen to an analysis by Corsair, a congressional political scientist at the American Enterprise Institute. When it comes to the Senate portion, there are several Republicans who are in real danger of losing their seats,” says Kossar. Interestingly, many of these members are from Trump-supporting states that also strongly agree with Trump’s positions. These include Georgia’s Roeffler, Arizona’s McSally, and others. It also includes some Republican members who have mostly distanced themselves from the president, such as Collins of Maine, who is also in a dangerous situation, in part because she has supported President Trump’s pick for Supreme Court justice, much to the displeasure of some voters in Maine. As a result, I predict that the Republicans will lose some nuance, and the Democrats could end up with 52 seats.”
Meanwhile, on the House side, the general consensus is that the Democrats will continue to maintain their majority. In current polls and overall media analysis, the Democrats are not only expected to maintain their majority, but may even add more seats. Yes, but I think the Democratic gains in the House will be modest,” Corsair said. I don’t think anyone is predicting another landslide on the House side, or an influx of Democrats. Therefore, the Democrats (on the House side) will probably only see three to five new seats added.”
This year’s congressional elections will determine the composition of the 117th Congress, which officially takes office on January 3 of next year. The political landscape of the two parties in Congress will be revealed in the near future. Voice of America will also keep viewers up to date on the latest developments in the congressional elections with an election night special.
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