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The balance of power in Washington D.C. still appears uncertain as America continues to counts the ballots from the midterm elections. VOA Correspondent, Jessica Stone reports.
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L3: Jessica Stone; VOA News Correspondent
HELLO FROM WASHINGTON.
AMERICAN VOTERS DID NOT DELIVER A RED WAVE ON Election Day…INSTEAD WE SAW MANY RACES TOO CLOSE TO CALL.
THE BALANCE OF POWER HERE IN WASHINGTON IS STILL UNCLEAR.
THERE WAS A BIG WIN FOR DEMOCRATS IN THE CLOSELY WATCHED SENATE RACE IN PENNSYLVANIA —
THAT’S WHERE TRUMP-BACKED REPUBLICAN DR. OZ LOST TO
DEMOCRAT JOHN FETTERMAN FOR THE OPEN SENATE SEAT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
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L3: John Fetterman; (D) Pennsylvania Senator-elect
"I never expected that we were going to turn these red counties blue. But we did what we needed to do, and we had that conversation across every one of those counties. And tonight, that's why I'll be the next U.S. senator from Pennsylvania (applause)."
"I'm just so proud of the race that we ran. And, you know, this campaign has always been about fighting for everyone who's ever been got knocked down that ever got back up."
THIS, RACE WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE COUNTRY — MORE THAN 312 MILLION SPENT.
PLUS TWO FORMER AND ONE SITTING PRESIDENT CAMPAIGNED THERE OVER THE WEEKEND.
BUT A KEY BRIGHT SPOT FOR REPUBLICANS INCLUDES A BIG WIN FOR FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS. HE WON BY 20 POINTS ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
DURING HIS CAMPAIGN, DESANTIS DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM DONALD TRUMP — WHILE STILL SUPPORTING SOME OF THE SAME POLICIES.
HE’S WIDELY EXPECTED TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2024 AND TO BE A MORE MODERATE ALTERNATIVE TO DONALD TRUMP.
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L3: RON DeSantis; (R) Florida Governor-elect:
Freedom is here to stay (applause, chants of 'Two More Years' and 'USA'). Thank you very much. Thank you. Now, thanks to the overwhelming support of the people of Florida, we not only won election, we have rewritten the political map (applause). Thank you for honoring us with a win for the ages."
REPUBLICANS ARE PROJECTED TO WIN THE HOUSE NARROWLY, BUT THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE SENATE WILL COME DOWN TO OUTCOMES IN NEVADA, ARIZONA AND GEORGIA. JESSICA STONE; VOA NEWS WASHINGTON.
NewsML Media TopicsPolitics, Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateNovember 9, 2022 12:15 EST
BylineJessica Stone
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
