More than a week after Election Day in the United States, the Republican Party won a majority in the House of Representatives. Republican Mike Garcia’s win in California saw them surpass those 218 seats, even with six positions yet to be determined. In other words, at best they will have a tough majority, but enough to balance out the Democrats in the Legislative Assembly.

“The era of one-party Democratic rule in Washington is over. Washington now has a system of checks and balances,” said Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives. Of the six upcoming races, the Republicans are leading in four, while the Democrats are leading in the other two. The Democrats have 211 seats. McCarthy is aiming to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, a position that Nancy Pelosi, 82, has held since Donald Trump’s midterm elections.

The Republicans’ expectations were to achieve a clear majority in the House of Representatives, which was in the hands of the Democrats, as well as to turn the tables in the Senate. But the red wave remained in the red drop. In fact, the Democrats have achieved the best results for a party in power in two decades.

The Senate, in the absence of a second round in Georgia, continues to remain in the hands of the Democrats, who already have 50 seats against 49 for the Republicans. Georgia will vote again on December 6, where Trumpist Herschel Walker will face Democrat Raphael Warnock. If Warnock wins, the majority in the Senate will become clearer. In the event of a tie, the President of the Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris, has the casting vote.

Donald Trump is still there

For Democrats, control of the Senate is fundamental, as it ensures that programs that Republicans want to push in the House of Representatives are stalled. As Senator Chuck Summer says, the House of Representatives will act as a “firewall.” In addition, Biden will be able to continue to confirm appointments in his cabinet and in the judiciary, including vacancies on the Supreme Court. However, Republicans will be able to advance investigations into the Biden administration. And Kevin McCarthy assures they will, according to reports. New York Times.

In large part, the red wave has been contained because Donald Trump-sponsored candidates have failed miserably. Attention was drawn to the failure of TV presenter Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania against John Fetterman and gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who likes to present himself as Donald “Trump in a skirt.”

None of that stopped Trump, who launched his Republican nomination Tuesday night at his Mar-a-Lago mansion. “We will make America great again. We’ll make America proud.” Encouraged by his supporters, Trump is convinced he will force the Republicans to elect him as their nominee.

However, many in the party would like to slow it down, and serious contenders are emerging, such as re-elected Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who won by 20 points. But his strength at the national level is not proven, and Trump is very similar to Trump. In any case, the Democrats do not consider him the most difficult opponent, because they already know their weaknesses, and they are many and noticeable.