President Obama will have two years left in his last term after the elections in November. To get his agenda through Congress President Obama will need to have Democrats control the majority in both Houses. The US Senate and the US House of Representatives combined are called Congress. What we have had the last four years is split government, the Democrats controlling the Senate and Republicans controlling the House. In this time practically nothing has gotten done since the right wing Tea Party of the Republican party has been effective in moving Republicans away from any type of compromise necessary to get legislation passed into law when there is split government. Over the last four years we have seen what divisive uncompromising attitudes have had on our ability to ameliorate problems that have both been long term and short term. The path forward this coming November is clear. With 17 or more House seats changing from Republican to Democrat, of the 435 seats up for election, Democrats will recapture the House and hold a majority. In the Senate, with the two Independents voting with Democrats, holding onto to their current 55 seat majority is very doable despite many of the 33 seats up for election that are held by Democrats in Republican controlled states notwithstanding. Even if Republicans gain a few seats in the Senate this cycle, if they don't gain 6 or more Democrats will control the majority in the Senate. The Senate is especially crucial as it is the body that will determine the next Supreme Court Justice should one be needed. With a majority in the House and Senate, along with our President being a Democrat, many of the bills now languishing in the Republican controlled House can be revisited and then passed into law. How about a rosy future of jobs, equality and the reversal of income inequality?
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