Democrats celebrate big victories – Texas is threatened with a blue earthquake

The race in the US parliamentary elections has not yet been decided. However, according to projections, the Democrats have gained a good lead and can hope to gain a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Millions of citizens in the USA were called upon to elect members of the House of Representatives and senators. The general election will redefine all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 Senate seats. The top issues of the election campaign were the economy (39%), democracy (32%) and immigration (14%). 44 percent of Americans surveyed before the election said they were worse off than they were two years ago. Only seven percent were very satisfied and 18 percent satisfied with Donald Trump's work - 37 percent said they were dissatisfied, 38 percent even said they were annoyed.

The Democrat and incumbent Senator Mark Warner secured the first of the Senate seats up for election in the state of Virginia. Jon Ossoff, who was able to defend his Senate seat in the swing state Georgia, sent a clear signal. According to forecasts from NBC, CBS and CNN, the 39-year-old prevailed against Republican candidate Mike Collins, who received massive support from US President Donald Trump in the election campaign.

Ossoff is the youngest US senator and is considered a great hope in the Democratic Party. During the election campaign, Trump called him a “weak, arrogant, hateful radical left-wing senator,” even though Ossoff is a moderate among the Democrats. In return, Ossoff accused the 80-year-old Trump of “senile babbling.” He is the first Jewish senator. Even though he is white, Ossoff has been compared to former President Barack Obama because of his passionate speeches. He has so far vehemently denied any ambitions for the presidency.

Talarico creates the blue wonder in Texas

A blue earthquake appears to be hitting Texas. Since the 1980s, the state has been an impregnable Republican fortress. Jimmy Carter was the last Democrat to win a presidential election there in 1976. Just two years ago, Donald Trump had a lead of 13.6 percent of the vote there. But now James Talarico appears to be prevailing against Texas Attorney General and close Trump ally Ken Paxton. He leads with 59.4 to 39.1 percent of the votes (with 52 percent counted). The 37-year-old Talarico is a progressive member of the Texas House of Representatives and is considered the Democrats' great hope.

The Democrats also achieved an important victory in the race for control of the US Senate in the state of North Carolina. There, former Governor Roy Cooper won a seat from the Republicans, defeating Republican Michael Whatley. Cooper is the first Democratic senator since 2008.

Bottoms makes history in Georgia

Keisha Lance Bottoms caused a sensation. She defeated Republican billionaire Rick Jackson with around 55.8 percent of the vote, sparking a historic political shift in Georgia. For 24 years, all governors were Republican. Bottoms is making history by becoming the first woman and first Black person to serve as governor of Georgia. Bottoms was mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022 and then served as a senior adviser in the White House under US President Joe Biden.

The first polling stations closed at midnight CET, the last ones will not close until Wednesday in the northwestern state of Alaska between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. CET. According to a CNN poll, 61% of Americans believe Trump only pursues personal goals. Only 39% believe he is acting for the country. The people of America also wanted to use their votes to decide this in these midterms.