Republicans Revived In 2014 Midterms

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The 2014 midterm election has ended with an exceptional electoral night for the Republican Party. Gaining seats in the U.S. Senate, Republicans have now regained control of both houses of congress, making Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) the new Senate Majority Leader and creating a myriad of problems for the remainder of President Obama’s 2nd term.

Sen. Mitch McConnell

The GOP had been written off for dead following the enormous defeat of Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential contest. Infighting, a surge by the fringe Tea Party and bickering over the direction of the party all but sank the GOP.  However (as is customary), the sitting president’s party traditionally takes a wallop in the midterm elections, with voters seeing the sitting president as a lame duck. This time was no different.

Other election night news saw former Sen. Scott Brown succumbing to defeat yet again. Brown once held the senate seat formerly held by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts, but was later defeated there. Brown then hopped over to New Hampshire with hopes of returning to Capitol Hill, but was turned back last night with a victory by incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

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In Louisiana, a squeaker of a contest has turned into a runoff.

With neither candidate receiving at least 50% of the vote, Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu and her Republican challenger, Rep. Bill Cassidy, will face off in a December runoff.

The 2014 midterm election has now come and gone.  Did you vote?  Are you happy, disappointed, or indifferent that the Republican Party will now lead the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives?  Tell us how you feel in the comments below.