Elections: Democrats Lost Majority

Throughout the entire election, the Democrats had struggled. They struggled with maintaining the majority they had in the Senate, which they ultimately lost. Now that there's a Republican majority in all of Congress, the Democrats have had time to reflect on what may have gone wrong during their elections last fall.

Because of their conflicting core beliefs, there was obviously a huge competition in the elections themselves. Conflicts in beliefs between Republicans and Democrats included the following:

• who is responsible for the citizens 
• the involvement of government
• taxes
• military funding
• immigration

One of the main things the Democrats focused themselves on is distancing themselves from President Barack Obama. Because of Obama's unpopularity at the time, even among other Democrats, those running and campaigning had tried their best to ensure voters that they wouldn't become involved in scandals like Obama did, and that they would be more honest than him as well. They didn't want to associate with him at all; they wanted to run their own campaigns without his support.

They had tried to appeal to voters as well. Voters had wanted representatives and senators that would be honest with them and that would act in their best interest. Democrats  would also try and convince voters to vote, since not many Democrats would vote for them. During midterm elections, the majority of voters are older conservatives who would definitely vote Republican. The Democrats tried to appeal to younger liberals, which was who they needed to vote in order to win the election.

Of course, there was a major upset: the Democrats had lost their majority in the Senate, ultimately losing the majority in the entirety of Congress. There were many close races, but even then, polls from newspapers and agencies showed that the Republicans would win regardless, with statistics showing as high as a 91% chance of the Republicans winning.