Weighted conclusions Russian-language media were quick to call the results of the congressional elections invalid. It is clear that all events in the world are divided into incredible victories and defeats. Nobody cares about the middle. Nevertheless, the loss of at least one house in Congress is standard in American elections. We must understand that they are necessary for legislative and deliberative adjustment of the government's actions. Such a balance. The more aggressive actions the presidential apparatus is accused of, the more one should put on the other side of the scale. But even the loss of the two chambers is not something unique. This immediately reminds us of two turning points in the so-called American policy. The "Republican revolution" of 1994 and the victory of the Democrats in 2006. In both situations we see dissatisfaction with "driving too fast". In the first case, the blow fell on Clinton's reforms. It was hard to avoid rejection there right from the start. Raising taxes and a sweeping reform in the health sector provoked immediate opposition. At the same time, as usually happens in such cases, the opponents of the reform immediately mobilized all their forces, but the supporters did not see significant results. The situation was more interesting than the current situation. The Democrats had controlled the House of Representatives for almost forty years at that point! Big change and smoother transition to 9/11. And this event itself gave birth to 2006. The protracted war in Iraq called into question the actions of the Bush Jr. team. The scandal with Hurricane Katrina, incidentally, one of the most studied from the point of view of the social consequences of disasters, came at an appropriate time. The current defeat makes sense and will slow down the over-expensive White House operation. _ Sign up for encouraging extracurricular reading Sign up through a paywall from social and political memes Follow the encouraging YouTube.

Weighted conclusions Russian-language media were quick to call the results of the congressional elections invalid. It is clear that all events in the world are divided into incredible victories and defeats. Nobody cares about the middle. Nevertheless, the loss of at least one house in Congress is standard in American elections. We must understand that they are necessary for legislative and deliberative adjustment of the government's actions. Such a balance. The more aggressive actions the presidential apparatus is accused of, the more one should put on the other side of the scale. But even the loss of the two chambers is not something unique. This immediately reminds us of two turning points in the so-called American policy. The "Republican revolution" of 1994 and the victory of the Democrats in 2006. In both situations we see dissatisfaction with "driving too fast". In the first case, the blow fell on Clinton's reforms. It was hard to avoid rejection there right from the start. Raising taxes and a sweeping reform in the health sector provoked immediate opposition. At the same time, as usually happens in such cases, the opponents of the reform immediately mobilized all their forces, but the supporters did not see significant results. The situation was more interesting than the current situation. The Democrats had controlled the House of Representatives for almost forty years at that point! Big change and smoother transition to 9/11. And this event itself gave birth to 2006. The protracted war in Iraq called into question the actions of the Bush Jr. team. The scandal with Hurricane Katrina, incidentally, one of the most studied from the point of view of the social consequences of disasters, came at an appropriate time. The current defeat makes sense and will slow down the over-expensive White House operation. _ Sign up for encouraging extracurricular reading Sign up through a paywall from social and political memes Follow the encouraging YouTube.