Democratic Party to maintain control of the U.S. Senate

 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama belongs to the Democratic Party (Democratic Party) won the November 6 a few fought election victory, in order to consolidate control of the Senate.

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Harry Reid) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Mitch
McConnell), said the election results show that voters want the two parties working together.

Reid said: "Now the election is over, the political factors aside, and work together to find solutions. Impede the rules of procedure, the manufacturing stalemate and delay the trick was the stern opposition of the American people. Now, people expect us to reach solution. "

McConnell said that he and other Republican lawmakers are willing to cooperate with President Obama and Democratic lawmakers to work with, but Democrats must move closer to the political middle ground.

McConnell said: "He [Obama] the extent that you want to move closer to the political middle ground, given in a divided government to rely on the middle ground in order to solve the problem, we will also make concessions."

The Democrat Tim ∙ Kane (Tim
Kaine) the competitive Virginia Senator election victory, he said voters have been to Washington, they want to have "collaborative government". Kane said he believes lawmakers can resolve a potential financial crisis triggered the crisis Should Congress does not take action to solve the problem of the federal deficit will automatically cut expenses and a substantial tax increase measures take effect at the end of 2012.

Democrats (Elizabeth, Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Senator campaign against Republican Scott Brown (Scott Brown)
Warren), said she believed Congress to reduce the deficit and cut expenses while increasing fiscal revenue has great room for compromise concessions.

Democratic candidates won two seats in the Senate, rape and abortion published remarks since the election of Republican candidates lost much popular support.

Indiana Democrat Joe Donnelly (Joe Donnelly) was elected Senator, this seat by Republican Richard Lugar, (Richard
Lugar) accounted for up to 36 years. 6 session served as Senator Lugar is a highly respected politician, is also a moderate Republican. Lugar in the party primaries Republican social conservatives member Richard Muerduoke,, (Richard
Mourdock) beat. Muerduoke followed during the election campaign, said he opposed abortion even against the pregnant women abortion after rape.

This issue of Missouri Senator campaign generated impact, Democrat Claire McCaskill (Claire
McCaskill) reelection. Her opponent, Republican Todd Akin (Todd Akin) at the beginning of the campaign, said, "While rape" (legitimate
women who are victims of rape) will not become pregnant, and therefore lost much popular support. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (Mitt Romney) condemned Akin's remarks, and urged him to withdraw from the Senate race.

In the new Senate, it is assumed that the two non-partisan senators vote to support the position of the Democrats, then the Democrats expected to put has the advantage of the 55 votes to 45 votes.

The number of women parliamentarians in the new Senate will also hit a new high, reaching 20. Democrat Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin (Tammy
Baldwin) will become the first publicly acknowledged he is gay senator. (Mazie Hirono, Keiko Democrats
Hirono) will become the first female senator on behalf of Hawaii.