Posted on 11/14/2022 12:24:53 PM PST by SoConPubbie
It looks increasingly likely that the Republican Party will take back control of the House of Representatives and officially dethrone House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
In celebration of his party’s impending success, President Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social Friday to share the news with his followers.
“WE WON!” Trump wrote. “Pelosi is gone, we take Congress and, if we can stop their very obvious CHEATING, will also take the Senate.”
Issuing a rebuke to those Republicans who have been less enthusiastic about the overall midterm results, he added: “Big Victory, don’t be stupid. Stand on the rooftops and shout it out loud!”
As of Monday morning, per the Fox News Decision Desk, the Republican Party had clinched 212 House seats of the 218 required for a majority, whereas the Democrats had claimed 204. Meanwhile, the balance of power in the Senate was nearly tied at 50 seats for the Democrats and 49 for the Republicans.
One House race that both parties have watched closely is the battle for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, in which Republican incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert had initially trailed her Democrat opponent Adam Frisch before taking a slight 400-vote lead Thursday morning, per CBS News.
By Monday morning, Boebert had expanded that lead to 1,122 votes, with 98.87 percent of the vote in.
One of the biggest surprises of the election was the Republican turnout in New York state, which flipped three Democrat districts red and ultimately delivered 11 House seats for the Republican Party.
In a Thursday interview with Fox News, Republican Congressman-elect Mike Lawler from New York’s 17th Congressional District noted, “We defeated the chair of the DCCC [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee] for the first time in 42 years, and today, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and George Soros wake up with a Republican congressman-elect.”
However, the victories also raised questions as to how Republicans were able to deliver decisive wins in unexpected areas like New York but not in other areas where they were anticipated, like Arizona, where the gubernatorial race remains undecided and the Senate race was called for Democrat incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly on Friday.
On Twitter, Washington Examiner Executive Editor Seth Mandel noted, “[I]t continues to be weird that if you just looked at some of these spots in the blue northeast, you’d think the red wave happened. Not in Georgia or Arizona or Pennsylvania but in… New York and New Jersey? Weird night.”
For Republicans like President Trump, the results of an election in which they had expected to make significant gains around the country, simply did not add up.
“RIGGED ELECTIONS, OPEN BORDERS = Third World Countries,” Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social. “The USA is a failing Nation!”
Cheating was a frequently cited concern for voters ahead of the midterms, given the many questions that remain as to alleged fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
Thus, while retaking control of the House is certainly something for Republicans to celebrate, many voters will undoubtedly continue to question whether they simply overestimated the “red wave” or it was deliberately obstructed by those of malicious intent.
Go read his truths. If you’re going to understand Trump by reading Desanctimonius’ internet blogs then good luck to you.
Sh*t.
The negative nancies on this thread. We won the House and the idiots on this thread post like we lost 100 seats.
a Win is a win. F*** the freepers here are those idiots at the party who brings everyone down when you’re having fun.
The talking pieholes (even on FOX) are selling various narratives on why the commies "won."
Reality (results from a legitimate process) supports NONE of their excuses:
- Results in states with legitimate election processes correlated with the polling.
- Results in states with illegitimate election processes had results similar to 2020 completely favoring commiecrats.
The solution to the rampant fraud is purging the deceased and transferred individuals from voter rolls. (I know my long deceased grandfather voted straight party commiecrat from his SE New Mexico grave last Tuesday.)
Focusing on false excuses is an absolute time-waster. Instead, consider effective corrective action like eliminating many ghost comrade-crats from voter rolls as demonstrated by Wisconsin Americans.
What BS l am not ok with the rats stealing elections. I’d be fine with Trump saying this once it’s a done deal. In fact, l would hope he would. No one deserves a bit of gloating more than he President Trump. Sheesh the fact you get flamed if you dare to offer any criticism of Trump here gets old.
The MO of the negative posters right now is to try and pump up Desanctimonius and knock off Trump. This forum will be trash for the next year and a half. May as well be using Reddit.
lol when I’m suspended, I just go to 4chan and 8 chan.
These FR downers see the NEGATIVE IN EVERYTHING.
When your team wins by one touchdown, these clowns will say “
“no, YOUR TEAM LOST BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE WON BY 4 TOUCHDOWNS!!”
Really? Most of the post and articles over the last week are widely anti Trump. As bad as CNN @ the height of Avanati. It’s not criticism, it’s pure trash to boost Desanctimonius.
I heard she’s scared to death because a hippy nudist MAGA supporter who lives in Berkeley, CA, rang her husband’s bell with a hammer.
Trump will be attacking the new Republican speaker in 3,2,1.
The corrupt Republican party was dead on the floor when Trump came down the escalator. It could happen again.
The witch tore up Trump’s SOTU speech and spread lies about Kavanaugh
No, I mean 228 - two hundred twenty-eight, not two hundred eighteen.
228 seats held by a Party - 10 margin of safety = 218 majority
Just because some Party has a slim majority of seats does not mean that they will be able to retain the Majority positions in the legislative house. History has shown that dirty tricks get played.
For example, don’t forget how the GOP “won” the California Assembly in the 1994 Election and “won” in the 2000 Election to retain control of the US Senate.
Especially John thune..RINO south Dakota
My guess is Nancy got the speakership by pledging this would be her last run.
Why is it then I feel like we lost - BIGGLY?
This is the first time I would use the word “pathetic” to refer to Donald J Trump.
Better than a guess: I recall Nanzi promising she would only do one term as speaker. Might take a couple more family hammer hits to remind her of her promise?
They are trying to make people optimistic so that it hurts worse when they lose. I don’t think Rs are going to get any more seats this year. I hope I am wrong.
Senate and House were up for grabs.
I read what President Trump says—and no words others put in his mouth.
Lately that has not been much fun.
:-(
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