REPUBLICANS TAKE CONTROL OF U.S. SENATE; TRUMP WINS PRESIDENTIAL RACE

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Update: Kamala Harris has congratulated Trump on his win. Republicans have also taken control of the House.

By Miriam Raftery

November 5, 2024 (Washington D.C.) – Former President Donald Trump has won two major battleground states, CNN and AP predict, and is edging closer to victory in the hotly contested presidential race.  Currently Trump is projected to have 247 electoral votes while Vice President Kamala Harris has 214.  At least 270 electoral college votes are needed to secure a win in the presidential race.

Of the seven battleground states,  AP has projected Trump the winner in Georgia and North Carolina.  He has leads in all of the other five swing states: Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin with most votes counted, though some states could still flip as votes from large urban areas not yet tallied come in. However the path for a Harris win has narrowed, while Trump retains several paths to victory.

If Trump wins, he will have a Senate majority of his own party. Republicans have flipped control of the Senate by at least one seat to have a 51-seat majority. Senate control means Republicans will have the power to confirm the president’s cabinet and judicial appointees.

Control of the House has not yet been determined, and several close races in California could determine the outcome—and the only check remaining on a Trump presidency.

Trump voters have said the economy and border security were among their key issues, while Harris votes have cited fears over protecting American democracy and women's reproductive rights among their top concerns, as well as Trump's 34 felony convictions.

 


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The People Have Spoken.

It's over, sanity has not only prevailed, but sent a seismic message to the current Democrat party. Here's what we can expect next - We are at an inflection point in America and the world, and there is a shift away from illegals open borders, DEI, equal outcomes, EV’s, weak foreign policy and boys playing in women’s sports. We saw this in Europe with the European Parliament and elections in Netherlands, Germany, France. There are vast ramifications to the election. The entire shift left is over. The other shift is blacks and Latinos are now part of the American middle class, and they think and vote the same way whites do in many cases. They want to get ahead and they want their kids to get a good education just like whites. The teachers’ union has no understanding of this shift. Universities have no understanding either. There will now be a series of new laws moving everything back to the middle or common sense. Climate craziness is over. Israel will now be free to take out the Iran oil and nukes and to force regime change in Iran. There will be no cease fires until Israel is secure in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, and Syria and Iraq become at least not complicit in attacking Israel. The border will be shut, and the cartels will be subject to possible attack by US armed forces if Mexico does not shut them down and stop the drugs. Mexico will be economically shut down unless they stop the immigrants completely. Ukraine will get at least a cease fire very soon after inauguration. China will pull back from confrontation on Taiwan as their economy will be deeply damaged by high tariffs if they do not back off on several major issues. The UN will be short of funds as that gets cut back. Taxes will go down. The ten-year will go to 5.0% or near that. Home sales will remain stagnant. CRE values will reset down as the ten-year interest rates remain high. Credit card rates will remain high, and so consumers will remain under pressure until the economy can really grow. Musk will force through major cuts in the budget nobody thinks possible. Social Security will be changed to some system that possibly is market based for a portion and means tested. Regulations will be drastically reduced. The teachers’ unions will be attacked, and education will return to real teaching as federal funding is used to change what is taught. The Pentagon will go back to no woke, and we are here to fight wars and deter attacks, not to do trans surgery. There will be a whole new set of top generals. The education department will go after the anti-Semitism at universities and funding will be used to force the issue. Fighting crime will be top of the agenda now in many cities but that will take time to implement. Sanctuary cities will be prohibited, and ICE detainers will be required to be accepted. Deportation of illegal criminals will be swift and extensive. The mainstream media will have to wake up and go back to reporting and not propagandizing. This election was seismic shift back to basics of American cultural norms. It is very reminiscent of the Regan Revolution in the sixties. If any of this bothers you, I hear Canada is nice.

Great news!

Most decisive Republican win since Reagan! Hard to believe the race was even close with an unelected candidate with the worst approval rating in US history.