Changes in the U.S. midterm elections: Democrats may regain control of both houses, Trump faces more coercive balance

China News Service, November 4 According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on November 4, local time, as the results of many key elections in the United States are announced one after another, the power structure of the U.S. Congress will undergo major changes. Many US media predict that the Democratic Party will overpower the Republicans to regain control of the Senate and House of Representatives in the midterm elections to be held on the 3rd, and regain control of the US Congress.

US media said that this means that US President Trump may face a Congress dominated by the Democratic Party in the second half of his presidential term, and his policy agenda and government administration will face stronger supervision and checks and balances.

The Republican Party has lost its traditional vote base, and the Democratic Party has made breakthroughs one after another.

According to a Reuters report on the 4th, the Democratic Party made breakthroughs in many areas with traditional Republican advantages, and the election results far exceeded the expectations of many analysts.

According to reports, in Kansas, the Democratic Party won the state’s Senate seat again after nearly a century; in South Carolina, the Democratic candidate defeated the Republican candidate supported by Trump; in Texas, the Democratic Party also won the Senate seat and the governor’s election.

According to reports, these results show that voters’ dissatisfaction with Trump has spread to the traditional Republican vote base.

It is worth noting that this election was not just about the waxing and waning of party seats, but also a historic breakthrough of symbolic significance.

According to a report by the Associated Press on the 4th, Democratic candidate Keesha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican candidate Rick Jackson and was elected governor of Georgia, becoming the first black woman elected governor in U.S. history.

Trump is under pressure and Congress is checking and balancing, and the Democratic Party is also facing a test.

The election results also put Trump's previous campaign mobilization and political endorsements to the test.

In the weeks before the election, Trump frequently stood up for Republican candidates in an attempt to convert his political influence into votes. However, in the context of dissatisfaction caused by issues such as prices, the war with Iran, and government governance, this strategy failed to prevent the Republican Party from losing in many key constituencies.

In a telephone interview with the Wall Street Journal on the evening of the 3rd, Trump admitted that the war in Iran had a "certain impact" on the Republican Party's performance in the midterm elections and also dragged down his approval rating. However, he did not regret it and said, "If it happened again, I would still do it."

Trump also expressed support for Defense Secretary Hegseth, saying, "I think he is excellent."

Analysts say that the Democrats regaining control of both houses of Congress means that the Trump administration will face stronger congressional checks and balances in the next two years.

Reuters pointed out that Democrats are expected to use their powers such as congressional committee investigations, legislative review, and personnel nomination approval to put more pressure on the Trump administration and even prevent the advancement of some government agendas.

However, winning control of Congress does not mean that the Democratic Party has solved its own problems. Analysts say that how to coordinate the positions of moderates and progressives within the party, and how to transform voters' dissatisfaction with the Republican Party into practical policy support, is still a test that the Democratic Party must face.