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Shrek

(4,129 posts)
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 06:12 AM Thursday

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.

A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside a win in slow-counting California earlier Wednesday, gave the GOP the 218 House victories that make up the majority. Republicans earlier gained control of the Senate from Democrats.

With hard-fought yet thin majorities, Republican leaders are envisioning a mandate to upend the federal government and swiftly implement Trump’s vision for the country.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/republicans-house-elections-e3754a684a7b96b129841d4b207c15e9

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Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government (Original Post) Shrek Thursday OP
The walls are crumbling quickly. Lonestarblue Thursday #1
Leaned in school... MajorPayne Thursday #2
And then I ask myself samplegirl Thursday #3
The Associated Press actually wrote... Think. Again. Thursday #4
This Country's Fate is Now Decided...or Is it? MrWowWow Thursday #5
I'm too old for fighting tonekat Thursday #16
Stand And Resist MrWowWow Thursday #18
Fork Pas-de-Calais Thursday #6
And the level of crazy is unbelievable kerouac2 Thursday #7
Isn't that awfully convenient. Wonder if Putin and our oligarchs are pleased? Hermit-The-Prog Thursday #8
No checks and balances anymore IronLionZion Thursday #9
Ukraine if you are Listening.... purr-rat beauty Thursday #10
I will go to my grave believing coffeenap Thursday #11
Possibly the only barrier left WestMichRad Thursday #12
Well, that ends the US Miguelito Loveless Thursday #13
That's a 1 seat majority on the House SpankMe Thursday #14
Still 8 more races to call Zeitghost Friday #21
Yeah, I jumped the gun. My bad SpankMe Friday #22
Does this number reflect Erda Thursday #15
bad reality show Marthe48 Thursday #17
WAit Geatz resigned// Historic NY Friday #19
No mandate, no nothing. valleyrogue Friday #20

Lonestarblue

(11,807 posts)
1. The walls are crumbling quickly.
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 06:19 AM
Thursday

The safeguards that prevented Trump from destroying the government before are now gone. If we are to be saved from this man, it may have to be done by the billionaires who got him elected. If he carries out all of his policies, the economy will suffer, and the last thing billionaires will tolerate is the loss of even a few dollars of their vast wealth.

MrWowWow

(381 posts)
5. This Country's Fate is Now Decided...or Is it?
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 07:01 AM
Thursday

The people have chosen (or have let tramp's crime family choose for them). Let this then be the moment that we finally stand and fight the coming fascism and tyranny.
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"On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields, will bear the fruits of victory."

-General Douglas MacArthur

tonekat

(1,983 posts)
16. I'm too old for fighting
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 11:37 AM
Thursday

And I really don't think the younger generation even care about anything except Gaza.

kerouac2

(672 posts)
7. And the level of crazy is unbelievable
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 07:12 AM
Thursday

Top the level of nutso with fear of attack for any disagreement and you have zero chance of sanity. It seems like it can't get much worse, but it will. Oh, it will.

And Dems will prob get even more blame since the media is under their control too. No safe haven for free press. Glitzy misinformation will rule the day

purr-rat beauty

(596 posts)
10. Ukraine if you are Listening....
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 08:15 AM
Thursday

....what's good for the goose is good for the gander

Anonymous too, show yourselves....in code of course!

coffeenap

(3,210 posts)
11. I will go to my grave believing
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 08:18 AM
Thursday

Msk found the tech to precisely target races they needed and precincts (or tabulators) they could get without being caught. After witnessing hijacks in the past, and with the wealthiest tech-connected person on Earth ridiculing the very foundations of our democracy, I stand firm on this.

This doesn't mean a huge portion of this country was not duped, is not misogynist and racist, is not selfish, and even suffering. No question. And, so many of our votes were suppressed and swindled by forty years of Roger Stone and Manafort, et al, I know.

Still, I will hold to my belief forever.

WestMichRad

(1,805 posts)
12. Possibly the only barrier left
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 09:03 AM
Thursday

that would provide a safeguard to Republicans running roughshod over us is the Senate’s filibuster rule.

Anyone willing to bet that the rule will survive unchanged in the next Congress? Not me!

Miguelito Loveless

(4,666 posts)
13. Well, that ends the US
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 10:39 AM
Thursday

We had a long run, but the country was fatally tainted from the start by rich slave-owners wanting "freedom" from tyranny. That taint led to one civil war, and now it ends the the whole "experiment".

The irony can make your eyes bleed.

SpankMe

(3,242 posts)
14. That's a 1 seat majority on the House
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 11:11 AM
Thursday

Any Republican defector can alter the outcome of a vote. That gives moderate Repubs a lot of power.

Erda

(157 posts)
15. Does this number reflect
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 11:25 AM
Thursday

Matt Gaetz's resignation?

Also, what happens if Stefanik and Waltz are confirmed?

Thanks.

Marthe48

(18,984 posts)
17. bad reality show
Thu Nov 14, 2024, 11:43 AM
Thursday

and I can't wait for it to be canceled

The concept sucks
The cast sucks
The storyline will be unwatchable

Historic NY

(37,850 posts)
19. WAit Geatz resigned//
Fri Nov 15, 2024, 12:10 AM
Friday

and several other Rubs have been picked for admin jobs. Elise Stefanik, Mike Waltz,

Elections would have to be called

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