Democrats braced for it; Republicans expected it, but a red wave did not materialize on election night 2022.
In the first election after a new president comes to office, it is common for the party opposite of the president to pick up congressional seats. With President Joe Biden’s approval rating at 39 percent on the eve of the election, a power shift seemed imminent. That has not happened yet.
Voters are still waiting to learn which party will control the Senate. The Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona Senate races are still undecided.
With 97 Senate seats decided, Democrats have 48 seats and Republicans have 49.
Democrats picked up a seat when Pennsylvania voters flipped exiting Republican Sen. Pat Toomey’s seat blue with the election of John Fetterman, who ran a close race against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz….