Now that the outcome of the midterm elections is known and the Democrats have won the Senate, the question becomes what will happen next? We’ll probably have a divided Congress, with neither party in full control and a moderate president who has always tended toward compromise rather than confrontation.
Therefore, the opportunity now exists for Congress to act to strengthen the integrity of the electoral voting process by changing the law that Trump seized upon to wreak havoc in 2020. See: There’s a Lot Congress Can Do Now, and It Starts With Changing a Law That Trump Exploited.
The main hope is that enough mainstream Republicans will join with independents and Democrats to reduce the possibility election-deniers can again disrupt the process in 2024 like they did in 2020.
This will be complicated due to the large number of election-deniers who did win seats in the House. But even they must realize that nationally support for Trump is finally dissipating.
The good news is that Trump is wounded; it is the responsibility of people of good faith to ensure that those wounds prove to be fatal.
NEWSLINKS:
Democrats will keep the Senate (CNN)
Nevada's Cortez Masto will win reelection (CNN)
All three House Democrats win reelection in Nevada (The Hill)
Counting Through Conspiracy Theories in Arizona’s Midterms (New Yorker)
Congressional Republicans panic as they watch their lead dwindle (WP)
DeSantis reportedly 'distancing' himself from Trump as rumblings of a potential 2024 White House run grow louder: 'There's no upside to rolling around in the mud with Trump' (Business Insider)
Democratic super PAC to put millions behind new Georgia runoff ad as both parties turn focus to key contest (CNN)
Gen Z turnout may have stopped a ‘red wave.’ Young voters say they were underestimated. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Why Independent Voters Broke for Democrats in the Midterms (WSJ)
In election 2022, the party of Trump pays for being the party of Trump (WP)
There’s a Lot Congress Can Do Now, and It Starts With Changing a Law That Trump Exploited (Edit Bd/NYT)
Crypto exchange giant FTX collapses, files for bankruptcy (AP)
Sam Bankman-Fried charmed Washington. Then his crypto empire imploded. (WP)
At least $1 billion of client funds missing at FTX (Reuters)
What is Elon Musk doing to Twitter? (BBC)
Twitter drama too much? Mastodon, others emerge as options (AP)
Layoff spree in Silicon Valley spells end of an era for Big Tech (WP)
Ukrainian Soldiers Sweeping Into Kherson Are Greeted With Jubilation (NYT)
‘Kherson ours’: Ukraine celebrates after Russian retreat (Al Jazeera)
Weird Phenomenon of Liquid Skin Discovered on The Surface of Glass (ScienceAlert)
Omicron BQ variants resistant to antibody treatments are quickly becoming dominant in U.S. (CNBC)
Everything We Know About Dreams (Atlantic)
Lettuce Sentenced To Slow, Painful Death In Vegetable Crisper Drawer (The Onion)
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