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Background info:
The United States Congress is the head of the Legislative Branch. It consists of two houses:
- The Senate. 100 seats. Each state, regardless of population, gets to elect two Senators each.
- The House of Representatives. 435 seats. States get a number of Representatives ranging from 1 to 53 depending on population.
//These number do not account for non-voting members elected by American territories such as Puerto Rico//
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 35 out of 100 seats in the United States Senate are up for grabs in November.
Currently the Democrats hold a majority in the House (232 to the Republicans 198, with one Libertarian and 4 vacant) while the Republicans hold a majority in the Senate (53 to the Democrats 45, with 2 Independents who generally caucus and vote with the Democrats giving them a de-facto 47)
Current political polling suggests a tight race for the Senate, with a 50-50 split not being one of the less likely outcomes, with the Democrats retaining a majority in the house.
Either party achieving a super-majority in either of the Houses looks extremely unlikely.
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Background info:
The United States Congress is the head of the Legislative Branch. It consists of two houses:
- The Senate. 100 seats. Each state, regardless of population, gets to elect two Senators each.
- The House of Representatives. 435 seats. States get a number of Representatives ranging from 1 to 53 depending on population.
//These number do not account for non-voting members elected by American territories such as Puerto Rico//
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 35 out of 100 seats in the United States Senate are up for grabs in November.
Currently the Democrats hold a majority in the House (232 to the Republicans 198, with one Libertarian and 4 vacant) while the Republicans hold a majority in the Senate (53 to the Democrats 45, with 2 Independents who generally caucus and vote with the Democrats giving them a de-facto 47)
Current political polling suggests a tight race for the Senate, with a 50-50 split not being one of the less likely outcomes, with the Democrats retaining a majority in the house.
Either party achieving a super-majority in either of the Houses looks extremely unlikely.
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