Republicans have taken the Senate from Barack Obama's Democrats in US midterm elections, claiming a majority of at least 52-48. With a Republican majority in Congress, Obama will find it difficult to run the country, reports GHN based on DW.
Republicans have won a majority in Senate, with at least 52 of the chamber's 100 seats going to the GOP in November 4 midterm elections. With a majority in Congress and now in the Senate, the Republican Party will have the opportunity to curb US President Barack Obama's legislative agenda for his last two years in office, effectively making him a lame duck. This is the first Republican majority in the Senate in eight years.
House Speaker John Boehner has responded to the win for his party, saying that Republicans should be "humbled" and that this was not "a time for celebration," but instead a time to "start implementing solutions to the challenges facing our country."
The Democrats' Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, has issued congratulations to his vanquishers in an official statement. Right from the outset, Reid appears to be appealing to the GOP to be more cooperative in control than they were when in the minority.
"The message from voters is clear: they want us to work together," Reid said in his statement. "I look forward to working with Senator McConnell to get things done for the middle class."