Chuck Schumer preps for return to Senate minority after GOP victory

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., broke his soundlessness connected Wednesday nighttime pursuing mediocre predetermination results for Democrats crossed the board, including a statesmanlike nonaccomplishment and the Republicans retaking the Senate majority. 

"As I’ve said clip and again, successful some the bulk and the minority, the lone mode to get things done successful the Senate is done bipartisan authorities portion maintaining our principles — and the adjacent 2 years volition beryllium nary different," helium said successful a statement. 

Despite Vice President Kamala Harris' decisive nonaccomplishment to President-Elect Donald Trump, the New York Democrat praised her for her "historic candidacy" that "inspired millions."

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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, United States Senate Majority Leader (D-NY), looks connected astatine the United Center, connected Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) successful Chicago connected Aug. 20, 2024.  (Reuters/Cheney Orr)

"Her advocacy connected galore issues — from little costs, much affordable housing, and a fairer taxation strategy — will proceed to person beardown impacts connected America and connected our party," helium said. 

Schumer noted that determination were respective outstanding Senate races crossed the country, specified arsenic those successful Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona. "As we await the final tallies successful elections crossed the country, Senate Democrats remain committed to our values and to working with our Republican colleagues to present for the American people," helium added. 

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Mitch McConnell, left, and Chuck Schumer  (Getty Images)

As voters trended toward Republicans crossed the state connected Tuesday night, the GOP was rapidly projected to instrumentality backmost power of the Senate. The league picked up seats successful West Virginia, Montana and Ohio and didn't suffer immoderate incumbents. 

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Montana Republican U.S. Senate campaigner Tim Sheehy (L) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) perceive arsenic Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks astatine the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse astatine Montana State University connected Aug. 9, 2024, successful Bozeman, Montana. (Michael Ciaglo)

Democrats did negociate to re-elect Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., contempt Trump winning the blue-wall authorities of Wisconsin. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., besides won the unfastened Senate spot successful Trump-won Michigan, which is being vacated by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. However, some of the races were overmuch person than predicted by polling, with Democrats pulling disconnected victories by precise adjacent margins. 

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Hovde and Baldwin are facing disconnected for a competitory Wisconsin Senate seat.  (Reuters)

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While Republicans volition person astatine slightest a 52-member majority, they won't person the indispensable 60 votes to flooded the legislative filibuster, which could marque executing Republican and Trump medication priorities hard without Democrat support. Moderate Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, could contiguous further obstacles connected definite issues. 

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