Democrat’s hopes of taking control of the Senate are all but dashed. The party appears to have picked up two seats, John Hickenlooper in Colorado and Mark Kelly in Arizona (still not officially called). But they lost in Alabama as Republican Tommy Tuberville easily unseated Democrat Doug Jones. And hopes of Democrat Steve Bullock taking Montana were quickly dashed as Republican Steve Daines squeaked out a win there. Barring a last-minute miracle, it seems Republican Thom Tillis keeps control of his North Carolina seat as well. The one wild card is Maine. Republican Susan Collins maintains a healthy lead over Sara Gideon, but there are still a lot of votes left to count there. There’s a slimmer chance for Democrats in Georgia to pick up a seat. Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock will head to a runoff in January since neither candidate picked up 50%+. And while incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue is leading as we write this, there is a chance he won’t secure 50% of the votes either. In which case he would face Democrat Jon Ossoff in a runoff as well. 

For now, it appears Mitch McConnell will continue to lead the Senate. After winning, he remarked (watch above), “I never imagined Kentuckians would make me the longest-serving senator in our state’s history or that my fellow Senate Republicans would make me the longest-serving Republican leader in U.S. Senate history.”  

The Hill writes:

If Joe Biden is elected president, his agenda will have a tough time getting off the ground if Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), a self-described “grim reaper” of liberal policy proposals, is in charge of the upper chamber.

McConnell, while acknowledging the Senate battle remained in limbo, took a victory lap in Kentucky late Tuesday night.

“Kentucky wants more of the policies that built the best economy in modern history, not socialism that would stifle prosperity. … We want to continue rebuilding our military and leading around the world,” McConnell said.

There is no doubt, the Democratic party will have to dissect what happened especially in a state like South Carolina where they poured money in, hoping Jaime Harrison could beat Lindsey Graham. In the end, Graham crushed Harrison with a 14-point win.