Republicans take control of the Senate: complicated last two years for Obama

Wednesday, November 5th 2014 - 05:59 UTC

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The Republican Party has taken control of the Senate in the US mid-term elections, increasing their power in the final years of President Barack Obama's presidency. After gains in Arkansas, Montana, South Dakota, West Virginia and Colorado, North Carolina clinched victory. Kentucky's Mitch McConnell will become the Senate majority leader. Read full article

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ChrisR
Is this what the “Founding Fathers” had in mind: a Lame Duck President, surely not?

I don't understand why the three levels are not synchronised, but there again I have never really looked into it.
Nov 05th, 2014 - 11:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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AnWulf
Synchronized? Every two years elections are held for the whole House (two-year term) and 1/3 of the Senate (six-year term). The president is elected every four years (four-year term). This is all done so that some wildly poplar but mayhap stupid idea won't sweep in a bunch yo-yos at once. It's bad enuff that we sweep in this many yo-yos at one time … having them all elected for the same term-length at the same time could bad. Keep in mind, unlike the parliamentary system where elections can be call'd at a moment's notice … these guys will serve out the term their elected to unless impeacht.
Nov 05th, 2014 - 03:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fbear
It is a dark day for what is left of American democracy. Two groups are to blame.
1. Those who did not vote to protect their best interests;
2. Those who drank the bitter racist fruit of conservative propaganda.

They will surely reap the whirlwind of their foolish choices.
Nov 05th, 2014 - 04:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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AnWulf
@Fbear, the US is still reaping the whirlwind of the foolish choice of Obama. The republocrats hav slowly taken back control of Congress owing to not only to Obama's rank incompetence but the increasingly leftest lean of the demopublicans. It's unlikely that the republocrats are bold enuff to do the things to save America from its steady downfall, but they might slow it down a bit.
Nov 05th, 2014 - 05:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 2 AnWulf

Yes, of course, the UK politicians can be gone in a minutes notice (the vote went against them).

This is something the argies just cannot get, but they also think that H.M. The Queen is the chief executive officer like TMBOA.

Thanks for that.
Nov 05th, 2014 - 07:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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