what will be changing with the midterm election results?
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If both the presidency and the congress are of the same party then it would seem that the party should be able to create/pass laws that favor that party's views. This can hold true for many of the bills/laws presented - congress creates and votes them in and the president does not veto it and signs them into law. Not all bills/laws get passed that way but it would seem easier...\n\nWhen the presidency and congress are of different parties there tends to be more debate/filibuster actions in congress and the presidential vetoes if the written document seems to favor one party's view over the other.\n\nWith the Dems now controlling the Majority of both houses, it will be more difficult for the President to "push" his views/agenda/wishes through the congress to create bills/laws that he wants to be enacted...\n\nHope this helps...\n\nFor instance, Jimmy Carter was a relatively unknown politician when he became President so the congress was very reluctant to create/pass any bills/laws that he desired so as an effect he has been viewed as an "relatively" ineffective president and that may have contributed to why he was not re-elected even though there is a general consensus that he was one of the top intelligent presidents of the U.S.
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my predictions for the 08 elections is this:\n*the dems will keep congress, probably the senate. the republicans have 20+ seats up for grabs while the dems will have about 13 in 08\n*06 actually helps the dems take the white house because they won governorships all over the place. usually, whoever wins the governorships, win the white house.\n*the 08 race will be less dirty than the previous few because the dems are not gonna be pushing hot button issues and actually get stuff done. the republicans as a result, will have to rebutt all that will logical arguments. if they dont, they'll lose. \n*McCain wont win because he has spent to much time dividing the GOP base. republicans cannot win presidential races when the base is in fragments. \n*democrats all the way baby!!!
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An interesting point brought up on the evening news was that with the major wars - at the midterm election for each second term of the President (WW 1, WW 2, Korea, Viet Nam) whichever way Congress WAS - it went the other way and- this was the interesting part - it was by an average of 37 seats in the House and 7 seats in the Senate.  Almost exactly what just happened.  The analysis was that - when wars take too long - we want a change and vote the old, out - and the new, in - in hopes of getting the war over and done with.
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I thought that was/is the direction we are heading after the mid term election....(we have been heading in that direction for some time..) Give the Libs the oppportunity and it shall be so!
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There will be changes in the US policy.  Many Republicans will join with a majority of the Democrats to see that the policy is changed.  The Republicans do not want to go into the 2008 elections with the same mess that they went into this election.  Further, Gates will be able to solicit fair and honest assessments which Rumsfeld didn't want to hear and the military leaders were afraid to give him.  Bush will also be able to jump on ideas from the Baker Commission which I think will have proposals that Democrats can also live with.  The million dollar question is how Bush will define "victory in Iraq".  Certainly he will not just walk out without being able to declare "victory" in some fashion.  The definition will not bear any relation to the grandiose claims of the victory the Administration was proposing when Bush took us into this mess.
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not sure. but my guess is how society changes in respect to it's opinions on politics- as in more or less liberal/conservative. or how politics and world events may affect a society in general.
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It affects everyone.  But it is up to the people to decide what they want, so it can all change at a different election.  If the country has a serious threat, things can really change fast.
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The Race is over..DEMOCRATS are in control. George Allen will concede tonight or tomrrow.\nThe troops wll come home, the economy will come back to life, minimum wage will be raised...America is back in business.
585195
Well there will be drives happening just before any election.The public will be informed about these drives through newspapers,TV etc,.Keep your eyes and ears open and go to your concerned center on the announced date
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It will be a Republican.  The Democrats won't even win mid-term elections.  They can't even decide among themselves on what they believe in.  Even James Carville, a huge Democratic political advisor, is concerned.  He even said so on Sean Hannity last week on the radio.  \n\nAnybody that says our economy is terrible and that the war in Iraq is a waste and is going badly are victims of listening to what the liberal biased media is spewing.  Instead they need to get their heads out of the liberal sand and look around.  A little research would go a long way as well.\n\nReality matters....vote Republican!!!
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DEPENDS ON THE QUALITY OF THE VOTING MACHINES.\nGOD BLESS
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Unless someone can shift the focus (or Congress can pass a compromise bill), Border Security and the Iraq occupation (both terrorism issues) will probably dominate the political landscape. \n\nSomething *has* been done about health care and social security in the most recent term; making it more of a local issue. If people in the district are extremely for or against the recent reforms, it will play locally. Abortion will also have play locally; but unless there's a ramp-up in the anti-abortion forces, or another outbreak of violence surrounding clinics it's a secondary issue.\n\nNobody in Washington wants to talk about corruption, lobbyist reform, the growing deficit or taxes; so it's an issue for the opposition.\n\nAs a minister, the biggest issue for me is gay marriage. To me, a government prohibition on gay marriage is equivalent to saying "People born on Tuesday can't take Holy Communion."
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The mid-term elections are being held on 7th November 2006, this has no bearing on who is president - it will only effect the congress and senate. The results will be close and should be known during the night or during the next day. I've actually got the Wedneday off work to watch the results come in and then to sleep during the day.\n\nThe presidential elections are on 4th November 2008, the result should be known the following day. With the new president being sworn in on or around the 20th January 2009.\n\nOne thing is known for sure - the US consitution only allows a president to stand for election for two terms, so George W Bush will not be president after the 2008 elections.
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Most importantly,\nThere is an election on Nov. 7......Vote Democrat, and help our country towards a balance of power, and hopefully less bickering and more problem solving.
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NOTHING will change. \n\nThe reason it was even brought up was so it can look like Bush is doing something.\n\nNothing will change because us rich americans want someone who will mow our lawns for cheap and work in our restaraunts for cheap.    The majority of people in office benefit from illegals so it wont change.\n\nI get my car washed inside and out, completely polished for $5 right outside of NYC thanks to illegals.  Viva Mexico!
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Political analysts seem to generally concur that this midterm is going to be especially bad for Republican candidates, although they differ considerably in their estimates of how bad exactly.  Some think that Democrats will only pick up a few especially weak seats (think DeWine, Chafee, and Santorum in the Senate, or Cunningham in the House) but remain relegated to the minority.  Others believe that general anger against the "culture of corruption" will produce a wave effect that may give the Democrats back the House and even (although more unlikely) the Senate.\n\nCalifornia, where I live, is an interesting situation.  First of all, it's huge, so it depends where you're talking about, specifically.  The coastal areas, which are heavily Democratic, are likely to remain so.  The Republican seats inland, with the exception of Cunningham (who was ousted after being charged with bribery), are also fairly safe, however, merely because our disricts are so gerrymandered - I believe that over 90% are considered to heavily favor one party or another.  California's senator up for re-election, is Dianne Feinstein, who is almost sure to win another term.  Governor Schwarzenegger is facing strong competition from two Democrats, Phil Angelides and Steve Westly, and preliminary polling indicates that either of the two, both largely unknown, would be able to defeat him - he lost a lot of goodwill after calling a special election.\n\nVirginia, I will openly admit to not knowing nearly as much about.  However, I do know that their former governer, Democrat Mark Warner (who is now eyeing a Presidential bid) was extremely popular, and helped to raise pro-Democratic sentiment there, leading to a surprisingly large win for their current Democratic governor, Tim Kaine.  All this suggests a growing shift to the left in Virginia, which could manifest itself in Republican losses in the House.  However, I'm not sure that it's enough to sweep out Allen, who is the Republican senator currently up for re-election.  He is facing a fairly strong candidate, but is still not considered to be one of the weakest candidates.  He is considering a presidential bid, though, which may eventually leave his seat open.\n\nI hope this was of some help! I didn't get any information from it, but if you're still interested, you might try looking at the Cook Political Report ( http://www.cookpolitical.com/ ), which is a non-partisan group of analysts.
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Careful with your prediction! Many of the gains made by the Dems were from Conservative Dems such as Joe Lieberman. Even if the VA seat falls to a Dem, Joe is likely to rally other conservative Dems in support of the war against terrorism. I think this may be a much needed booster for the war... the vote indicates that we want change but by clinging to the conservative values albeit Dems, we're saying that change should not be a full scale retreat that hands over the victory to terrorists.