Democrats are relieved. In Tuesday’s congressional elections, polls and models showed whether they would retain power in the Senate was a dime a dozen. But the election results were in their favor.

Thanks to the victory of their Senator Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada, they have 50 of the 100 seats back in their hands. In the event of a tie, Vice President Kamala Harris may cast a vote.

Democratic majorities can also be expanded. In Georgia, Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock received slightly more votes than Republican challenger Raphael Walker, a former football player. But since neither of them got more than 50 percent of the votes, the decisive round will be held on December 6.

As for the House of Representatives, it was still unclear on Sunday who would get the majority. The Republican Party had the best chance to do so, but who won the ten districts was still undecided.

Appointment of Judges

If the House fails to retain its current slim majority, the majority in the Senate is worth keeping for Democrats. Because half of Congress appoints judges on the recommendation of the president. In the past two years, President Joe Biden has rapidly appointed judges, reducing the conservative influence of judges nominated by former President Donald Trump in the past four years. Biden can continue without interruption for the next two years.

If the Senate loses its majority, Democrats will do their best to nominate more judges over the next two months because the new Congress does not meet until January. Now you don’t have to, there’s time for other political initiatives, and perhaps only a narrow majority in the House of Representatives. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren called out members of her party in an essay The Washington Post The U.S. debt ceiling must be raised at least in the next two months so that Republicans can’t hold the economy hostage next year on a crucial deadline.

As great as the relief was among Democrats, the disillusionment was so deep among Republicans, who were anticipating a pre-election “red tide” that would sweep many states and districts for them. Careful attention is also being paid to Trump, who is still loved by the grassroots. He supported several candidates who won the nomination battle in the primaries — and then lost the election for being too extreme even for many Republican voters.

“The old party is dead,” tweeted Josh Hawley, one of Trump’s staunchest supporters, without identifying him. “Time to bury the old party and build a new one.”

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