Following up on Election Day results with a Republican led trifecta

Votes are still being counted for seats in the US House of Representatives. Although with the current Election Day results it’s likely there will be a political trifecta. Republicans have control of the Senate, the Presidency, and a conservative Supreme Court.

Former president Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect J.D. Vance, will be preparing for the transfer of power in the next couple of months. But going over Election Day results, why did voters change their attitude to supporting the former president this year compared to the 2020 election?

DFL Political Insider Noah Hobbs says many voters from labor unions, people of color, and other groups that typically favor Democratic candidates shifted their support to Former President Donald Trump. But Hobbs says the shift of those voter demographics won’t likely repeat in the next election.

“President-elect Trump is able to cobble together a coalition that has historically been predominantly favoring Democrats and DFL, and that’ll be interesting to see if that sustains beyond just his unique personality and drawing folks into the fold.”

The Republicans will have a trifecta in the federal government at least for the two years until the next midterm elections for Senators and Representatives.

“Certainly there’s very little checks and balances now having the Supreme Court stacked House, Senate, and presidency. So we’ll see how quickly they move on their agenda.

However what policies are Republicans thinking of changing in the next several months? GOP Political Analyst Jim Stauber says the one of current issues that resonated with many voters is reducing inflation. Also immigration is a close second concern for many Americans.

“Then there’s crime. And health care and things like that,” Stauber said. “But I think those two drivers probably and the abortion issue, I think that was in everybody’s mind.”

Before the Trump Administration can begin any plans, Stauber says it would be more important to focus on uniting Americans before making any policy changes.

“He can gloat all he wants. But coming pretty quick, he’s got to start that healing process and he’s got to lead that,” Stauber said. “I think he can. I think he’s smart enough that he knows that he’s got to pull us back together.”

For more details about what a political trifecta looks from state perspectives you can look here. Also For more information about the Election Day results you can read more here.