October 20, 2018
What will life be like after the midterms?
By Bruce Walker
Polling data for the midterm elections strongly suggest that Republicans will lose seats in the House of Representatives but gain seats in the Senate. What does all that mean for national politics between the midterms and the 2020 elections? It means a divided Congress, but that may not be the worst thing for Republicans.
Control of the Senate – in fact, the addition of one or two more Senate seats, which is what seems likely – will make future judicial appointments relatively easy. That matters because Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 85 and may well be unable to continue on the Supreme Court for another two years. Today, the Supreme Court decisions will likely be determined by Chief Justice Roberts, but with a conservative judge replacing Ginsburg, the Supreme Court will be clearly conservative.
A divided Congress also means that Democrats will not be able to force President Trump to veto any bills because the Republican Senate can thwart any proposed Democrat legislation before it reaches Trump's desk. When Clinton was president this "triangulation" was used by him effectively to be the arbitrator of conflicting proposals of the two houses.
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