Blue takes over the House of Representatives
07 November 2008 à 11h29
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Democrats have won the presidency, and also a remarkable majority in the House of Representatives.
The blue wave has not only touched the White House, but also the House of Representatives, which together with the Senate makes up Congress. Americans have been replacing the 345 Representatives. And the results are a significant majority for the Democrats : 253 Democrat seats, and only 173 for the Republicans. Eleven seats are still undecided.
If the Democrats already hold a majority of the seats with 233 Representatives since the election in 2006, they have strengthened their position and have expanded their control over Congress. In the last election, Democrats defeated 22 Republicans and won eight open seats that had been held by Republicans, winning back the majority they lost in 1994.
They have retained their control in the North and have made gains in the South, which is traditionally more conservative.
They have won several ex-Republican seats in these states : Alabama, Arizona, Michigan, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (3), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia. To conquer some of these states was an exploit, as in Connecticut for example.
But the Republicans, even if they are in decline, have succeeded in winning two seats in Florida.
The Americans have chosen « a Democratic pack » and voted to have a clear majority in both the legislative and the executive branches. Given the success of the Democrats in Congress, it is likely that they will form a proactive government, especially in economy as Obama’s program proposed. Considering that 6 in 10 American voters declared that the economy was the most important subject to them, the movement to reinforce the power of the Democrats is logical.
The blue wave has not only touched the White House, but also the House of Representatives, which together with the Senate makes up Congress. Americans have been replacing the 345 Representatives. And the results are a significant majority for the Democrats : 253 Democrat seats, and only 173 for the Republicans. Eleven seats are still undecided.
If the Democrats already hold a majority of the seats with 233 Representatives since the election in 2006, they have strengthened their position and have expanded their control over Congress. In the last election, Democrats defeated 22 Republicans and won eight open seats that had been held by Republicans, winning back the majority they lost in 1994.
They have retained their control in the North and have made gains in the South, which is traditionally more conservative.
They have won several ex-Republican seats in these states : Alabama, Arizona, Michigan, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (3), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia. To conquer some of these states was an exploit, as in Connecticut for example.
But the Republicans, even if they are in decline, have succeeded in winning two seats in Florida.
The Americans have chosen « a Democratic pack » and voted to have a clear majority in both the legislative and the executive branches. Given the success of the Democrats in Congress, it is likely that they will form a proactive government, especially in economy as Obama’s program proposed. Considering that 6 in 10 American voters declared that the economy was the most important subject to them, the movement to reinforce the power of the Democrats is logical.
