Posted on 11/04/2014 11:52:56 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Republicans stormed to victory in US midterm elections, thumping rival Democrats to clinch control of both houses of Congress and assuring a fractious final two years of Barack Obama's presidency.
Riding a wave of voter frustration with Washington incumbents and the unpopular policies of the Obama administration, Republicans seized at least seven seats from Senate Democrats to claim total congressional control for the first time since 2006.
"The American people have put their trust in the Republican Party," Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said shortly after the Democratic implosion.
Mitch McConnell, the Senate's top Republican, brushed aside the toughest challenge to his Kentucky seat in 30 years and was slated to replace Harry Reid as Senate majority leader.
"This experiment in big government has lasted long enough. It's time to go in a new direction," McConnell boomed to supporters in his victory speech.
But he sounded a conciliatory note as well, adding that while he and the president rarely see eye to eye, "we do have an obligation to work together on issues where we can agree."
Reid, stung by losing his powerful leadership role, congratulated McConnell but also called for cooperation.
"The message from voters is clear: they want us to work together," Reid said.
Republicans have held the 435-seat House of Representatives since 2010, and they kept it safely in hand Tuesday.
In a bipartisan achievement, for the first time ever more than 100 women were projected to win House seats.
But compounding Democratic woes, projections showed the GOP could actually gain an impressive 14 to 18 House seats, giving Republicans their largest majority since 1946.
Republicans also cleaned up in key governors' races, earning re-election in Florida, Wisconsin and Kansas and stunning Democrats by winning governorships in blue Maryland and Massachusetts.
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IF they govern as conservatives.
But you know this party - they reach out across the aisle and try be bipartisan.
It’ll take principled people to stand up to the seductive temptations of Washington.
“The message from voters is clear: they want us to work together,” Reid said.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
This from an idiot who has refused to bring over 400 House bills to the floor of the Senate . He should be tarred and feathered for purposefully creating and maintaining a situation where Obama “had to use” executive orders. Reid is a traitor to the Constitution he has sworn to uphold.Its not because Congress is racist. It was planned.
I love that headline No matter what happens to the country, it’s all about the O. Always.
Now he says he got it - after his fellow Senators received their pink slips.
Its just too rich for words.
The voters rejected Obama will he unleash his fury on us like he did on the veterans by setting up baricades during the govt shutdown???
The media “butt-buddies” will report this as a racism vote.
It is the only weapon they have.
my humble assessment ... The democRATs followed zer0 into zer0 power land and met a force of their own making. The torch of Freedom burns brightly in these hours of the darkness before dawn. May that torch of Freedom put the Sun to shame when the Sun rises!
Really?
Tea Party favorite Tim Scott won in South Carolina. He’s a black conservative.
Bravo dynoman. You speak truth.
Reid, stung by losing his powerful leadership role, congratulated McConnell but also called for cooperation.
“The message from voters is clear: they want us to work together,” Reid said.
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Ya think? Something you never did Harry Reid; you jerk.
A lot of talk from the Gelded Old Pansies. I predict they will do nothing. They aren’t winners.
Who is the white guy to Pelosi’s left?
Obama will respond with even more Tyranny. In fact, he has already announced that he will.
Next month, he will unconstitutionally call for "amnesty" for illegal invaders by his vaunted Executive Order. And EO on this issue is clearly tyranny - he has no authority to act and declare this or that law to be divine, but because he has gotten away with it before, he will now rule his final 2 years (if not longer) exclusively by Executive Order.
The rhetoric coming out of the White House in the wake of this election is scary: "Defiant." "Counter- Attack." "Resistant." "Will use his Power." "Unrepentant."
He’s far from neutered. He’s got EOs, and he WILL use them by the carload. The last 18mos of his regime-from-hell will be pure hell-on-earth. And since Congress took impeachment off the table, he has nothing to lose.
“What are you talking about? Hell be signing disastrous executive orders, starting with amnesty, left and right.”
With a majority in both houses, Republicans need to block and reverse all illegal executive orders. Cut the purse strings!
Last night I held my nose and watched MSNBC. Believe it or not, Madcow said that although Obama has threatened to issue executive orders regarding amnesty, he won't really do it, because it would be "illegal." Yes, she used the "I" word.
Other Dems on the panel said that it would be political folly.
I wonder what they'll say when he tries it.
If he does this Hillary cannot take the reign of terror over as this will poison the well for her bid to follow this goof.
He will be quietly pulled aside by the shadow government and informed he is to stop his nonsense for the good of the progressive cause.
They feel the backlash and fear the guillotine, figuratively speaking.
ehhhh! Wrong answer!
“Reid, stung by losing his powerful leadership role, congratulated McConnell but also called for cooperation.”
Oh, irony. Funny, I didn’t hear that all the while Reid stymied Repubs at every turn. He needs to go find a corner and piss on himself.
Alas, not only can’t and won’t they—but they want to pass amnesty themselves!
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