Less than 24 hours after polls closed in Tuesday’s midterm elections, when he no longer had to fear short-term political damage, President Trump formally asked for and received Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ resignation.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions – who at long last turned in his resignation Wednesday after it was justifiably requested by President Trump – did more damage to the Trump presidency and to the nation than any public official in modern history. He clearly deserved to be fired long ago.
America woke up Wednesday as divided as it was the day before the midterm elections, driven even further apart by two political parties that spent the campaign appealing to their base voters rather than trying to unify the country.
As word trickled out Tuesday night that Democrats had recaptured the House, likely Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California wasted no time in celebrating the moment.
I was actually on Fox News Channel on Election night when the channel’s Decision Desk called the House of Representatives for the Democrats. What fortuitous timing!
The Republican Party defied history in a powerful and commanding fashion in the midterm elections Tuesday by expanding its Senate majority and stopping highly touted, celebrity-backed Democratic nominees in their tracks.
The Republican loss of majority control of the U.S. House in the midterm elections should come as no surprise. The president’s party has traditionally lost an average of 32 seats in the House in midterms since 1862.
Tuesday’s midterm election results confirm beyond a doubt that President Trump is a political force of nature like we’ve never seen. He has a hugely successful agenda that tens of millions of Americans support wholeheartedly.
The midterm elections Tuesday – in which Democrats captured majority control of the House but Republicans kept their majority in the Senate – came at the end of a campaign marked by continuing media bias against President Trump and other Republicans.
Ultimately, what won the day for Democrats on November 6 were the moderate messages and centrist campaigns that disavowed Nancy Pelosi and provided compelling alternatives to Republican policies.
Despite spending more money than ever before for a midterm election, and even though they were confident of crushing a historically unpopular president, Democrats appear to have mustered only a slim majority in the House while not even coming close to taking over the Senate.
Nancy Pelosi declared in her victory speech Tuesday night that we all have had enough of division. Leader Pelosi, please practice what you preach. Put those words into action. Govern, do not obstruct.
Now that it is clear that the Democrats will control the House, it is incumbent upon us to demonstrate that we can do something to pass serious legislation.
Many conservatives don’t want to be labeled as “Trump Republicans”, nor do many Democrats identify with the increasing violence and calls for incivility which some in their party are promoting.
Immigration is a central issue in the midterm elections taking place Tuesday. In some ways, the elections are a referendum on where Americans stand with regard to the rule of law, sovereignty and respect.
Swing district voters looking to nudge the U.S. House toward the center by voting for a moderate Democrat in Tuesday’s midterm elections may get a very different result than they bargained for if the Democrat they support is elected.
After the final results came in on election night 2016, I walked away from the bright lights of Fox Election Headquarters and into the dark night more than a little upset, even angered by Donald J. Trump’s victory.
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