WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans held onto their slim Senate majority Wednesday, a stinging blow to Democrats in a night full of them. Democrats had been nearly certain of retaking control but saw their hopes fizzle as endangered GOP incumbents won in Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and even Democrat-friendly Wisconsin.
GOP-held New Hampshire remained too close to call in the early morning hours Wednesday, but even if Democrats eked out a win there it would not make a difference.
Republicans started the night with a 54-46 majority in the Senate and were on track to end up with at least 52 seats, presuming they win a December runoff in Louisiana, as expected.
The outcome added to a debacle of a night for Democrats, who lost the presidency and faced being consigned to minority status on Capitol Hill for years to come. MORE
You’ve got all the toys, boys, now DO SOMETHING GOOD with it all.
It should actually list the count as 4 conservative Republican Senators and 96 Uni-Party Senators!
We aint out of the woods yet.
Mitch and the girls can still give Zippy everything he wants before
Trump takes over.
The Lord has given us a reprieve … let us not squander it.
Term Limits
Capital Punishment for Corruption
Capital Punishment for Encouraging and/or Enabling Voter Fraud
Mandatory Ten Year Imprisonment for Engaging in Voter Fraud
Capital Punishment for Deceiving One’s Sovereign
Capital Punishment for Undermining the Republic
Just a start …
izlamo delenda est …
I hope they don’t insist that they need 60 votes to overturn 0bamacare. With McConnell at the helm it wouldn’t surprise me.
WI went ruby red last night. We held on to Ron Johnson and kept Feinscold out of the Senate. After the last two presidential elections I was expecting another bout of depression last night, but basically running the table on the Dems in WI restores my faith in the power of vote.
These bastards may finally have to do their jobs without a democrat beard in the White House to hide behind.
LCD,
Doesn’t the House have to appropriate the money to keep it alive? Just cut it off and kill it that way.
John McCain & Lindsey Graham are strangely silent this morning
@venturaguy November 9, 2016 at 10:59 am
> John McCain & Lindsey Graham are strangely silent this morning
Not silent.
Just quiet.
Unfortunately.
(What? Too soon?)
Dr., did you seen Findgold’s concession speech? What an asshat. He “doesn’t understand what happened”. Maybe that’s why he lost. He just doesn’t understand. Anything.
“John McCain & Lindsey Graham are strangely silent this morning”
That’s because their mouths are full of each others cocks. Suckling away, like babies on a pacifier, to sooth themselves.
Kelly Ayotte did not choose wisely.