Biden aides and allies believe the president's efforts to cast the election in terms of abortion rights, right-wing political extremism and healthcare staved off a Republican 'wave.'
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden, who declared optimism about the midterm elections this week despite opinion polls predicting Republican wins, had reason to feel vindicated on Wednesday morning even though his Democrats could still lose control of Congress.
Biden called three dozen Democrats who won their races to congratulate them, including Florida's Maxwell Alejandro Frost, who at 25 became the first member of "Gen Z," those born after the mid-1990s, to join Congress. Aides and allies believe Biden's efforts to cast the election in terms of securing abortion rights, stopping right-wing political extremism and protecting healthcare staved off a Republican "wave.
If Biden's agenda is blocked in Congress, Biden will have veto power and the megaphone of being president to advocate for his and his party's priorities. A Republican-led Congress would "be the end of his legislative agenda in any meaningful way, but it's certainly not the end of political fortunes," said Brendan Buck, a former adviser to Republican House Speakers Paul Ryan and John Boehner.
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