Yesterday's midterm elections in the USA revealed the Democrats as winners. A few obstacles could now be put in the way of Trump's policy. However, the election result does not mean an end to the fascist Trump administration.

The so-called midterm elections took place in the USA on Tuesday. These elections take place in the middle of the legislative period, two years after the last presidential election and two years before the next presidential election. The House of Representatives and around a third of the Senate seats will be filled.

It was expected in advance that the Democrats would win this election, but the extent to which this would now happen could not be foreseen. Votes are still being counted in some states, but one can already be doneoverwhelming majorityfor the Democrats.

They also have more than in the House of Representatives218 seats are the absolute majority.According to current estimates, the number of seats could even rise to over 250 seats. With this result, they turned the previous distribution on its head. Surveys had already expected this result weeks before the election.

What is more surprising is the decisive oneVictory in the Senate. Although some polls had predicted a Democratic majority here in the past few days, it was not foreseeable that this would be so decisive: with at least 54 seats, the Democrats will also gain a majority here. They were able to win elections in crucial “swing states” such as Michigan or Ohio, as well as usually Republican strongholds such as Texas or Kansas. With 96 percent of all votes counted, a Democrat is currently leading the Senate election in Mississippi by a tiny margin - a victory for the Democrats here would be a sensation.

Likewise on Tuesday theGovernorsre-elected for all states. Here too there were surprising successes for the Democrats. For example, Gina Hinojosa was able to take over the post of governor in Texas and Keisha Lance Bottoms from Georgia is the first African American woman to take on such an office.

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End of Trump fascism?

The fact that both chambers are now controlled by the Democrats could put obstacles in the way of the US President. From now on, all laws and budgets must be coordinated with the opposition. This also gives the Democrats control over the US government's budget.

In addition, the Democrats now also have a direct influence on decisions about candidates for government offices, ambassadorships and judgeships. They can also initiate investigations into allegations of corruption, for example.Stephen Collinsonfrom the US news channel CNN stated that this result could also lead to Trump himself being investigated on corruption charges.

At the same time, the election victory in no way means a seizure of power. In the US presidential system, President Donald Trump continues to have enormous power - and not just over the executive branch. For example, he can veto bills that would have to be voted down by Congress with a two-thirds majority. Trump has also repeatedly ruled in the past by using presidential decrees to bypass Congress.

It also remains to be seen to what extent the Democratic Party will actually make policy in the coming months and years. Although left-wing candidates have won by US standards in some states - such as Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan - overall the Democratic Party is a very divided camp in which right-wing voices traditionally dominate.

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Historic defeat for the Republicans

The result of this election is a historic defeat for the Republicans. This is particularly evident in theLoss of Senate seats, which had been under Republican control for decades. In Texas, a Senate seat is going to the Democrats for the first time in 30 years. In Kansas, that was more than 90 years ago.

This election was particularly important for Trump. He had repeatedly described this election as a vote on his politics and called on voters to “act as if I were on the ballot paper”. Now he distanced himself from the result and explained that this result had nothing to do with him. “I was not on the ballot,” the US president wrote on his platformTruth Social, “otherwise we would have won by a landslide”.

It was also unclear in advance how Trump would react to the results and whether he would accept them. However, on election night itself, he declared that he recognized the election results. However, he posted on Truth SocialImage of a red baseball capwith the inscription “Veto”, by which he probably indicates that he wants to stop the Democrats’ legislative proposals.

Dissatisfaction with Trump as the biggest factor

Contrary to how the president himself sees it, he certainly seems to have played a very large role in the results of this election. According to oneOpinion pollAccording to the Associated Press, 65 percent of those surveyed believe that the situation has worsened because of Donald Trump. 62 percent are dissatisfied with Trump's work.

Almost 40 percent of those surveyed viewed the economic situation as the most relevant topic for them. They are worried about rising inflation and also the prices of gasoline and diesel, which have risen massively with the war against Iran. A fifth said they had experienced financial difficulties due to inflation, while 58 percent said they had experienced at least some problems due to inflation.

The role Trump played in this cannot be denied. Only just under a third of those surveyed think that Donald Trump sets the right priorities and represents them politically.

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