This past Tuesday, Republicans made a significant number of gains in the House of Representatives. When Congress goes back into session next year the Republicans will take with them at least 239 votes (9 races are still undecided). On Tuesday, Republicans also took 60 seats from the Democrats. With an overwhelming majority and the largest one in the House since 1938 the Republican Party is energized and has a reason to be. With the majority the Republicans will now have a major say in what bills get passed and which ones don’t. This will force Obama to make his agenda more moderate. When asked by a reporter last week about the results Obama said “We get the message.” The majority will make it very difficult for Obama to pass any major pieces of legislation and will also force Obama to make compromises with the Republican Party. There has even been talk by some GOP members about a possible impeachment of Obama but this is most likely not going to happen. Another rumor from the GOP which will probably occur is that the Republicans first move will be to try to repeal the just passed healthcare reform bill. Repealing this would be a huge blow to the Obama administration because this is basically the only notably thing the administration has done since it came it to power in 2008. However, if that were to occur it would give Obama many excuses to use during his campaign for re-election in 2012. Ultimately, it will be very difficult for Obama to get anything done in the next two years if he does not put forward a more moderate plan.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/mid-term-losses-force-obama-closer-to-the-middle-of-the-road-1.1066469
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