the last and final midterm is over. washington is bracing here for a dividing government. democrats did build their senate control with that win in georgia. republicans, though, will control the house in this new year, and that means if you thing about it, while we re all used to divided government, we talk about polarization, in the new biden era, it s the first time this president faces divided government, faces this opposition in the house. what will it look like? will there be any room for policy making to try to help the american people on a bipartisan basis? the top house republican kevin mccarthy has waited to get the gavel to announce his outlook. you can hear it from him himself, republicans should wait before cutting any deals with biden. we re 28 days away from republicans having the gavel. we would be stronger in every negotiation, so any republican that s out there trying to work
the republicans in the midterm. if you think it s contentious in washington with unified government, imagine what it s like with dividing government. however they did not take the senate. with hilly clinton winking at a third run, and joe biden saying his party is not ready for the next election. don t think the republicans walk away like, that s great. let s go pop some champagne. the passing of two major figures in american politics former president george w. h. bush and arizona senator john mccain signalled the end of an era, at least for a few moments some old-fashioned bipartisan. then it was right back to the fight with all eyes on the russia investigation. a story that could still be the best or worst of the trump presidency, depending on how you see it and how it turns out.
we now have the trumpan party. there is no realignment going on. parties often don t do well, the party of who has the white house. that s typical. but let s just face it about the senate. the republicans won the lottery map, right, in the senate. they got a great hand dealt to them. and we knew this two years ago. that was always going to happen. if you look at the jobs numbers, the stock market went crazy yesterday. explain that quickly. 543 points. 2.153%. the markets were thrilled that donald trump the divided government. has a dividing government now. right.
about healthcare. take a listen. voters have delivered a resounding verdict against congressional republicans attacks on medicare, medicade and the affordable care act and people with preexisting conditions and districts everywhere in america. they went in a new direction. dana: for something the republicans can do to try to get back on track on health care so americans think they have a plan? first of all, there aren t any republican attacks on medicare or social security. that s all democratic fantasy that they spin dana: every cycle. with regard to health care, it s not working well. this is obama care. it s not working well. american people are seeing a dividing government. democrats now have some responsibility. i think what they re saying to us is you guys get together and figure out a way to improve the health care system.
pilot and take the whole thing down? how do you do that as leaders? there is this thing called has and you need 18 votes in congress to get something passed out of the house. harold knows this. you can get democratic votes. again, that goes into the situation we have at hand. we ve had sort of a 24/7 365 day year campaign cycles in the legislative body and it takes two to make sure that you go down the path together and in dividing government, you can t always get everything you want nor can the other side. and as you rightfully say, the minority and the democrats, they have bound together and decided they weren t going to allow for much success if it was up to them and they were going to try and leverage their point. it is a, i think a moment in