On the GOP’s poll victory

1. The recent US Senate elections are quite important in determining American policy toward a number of global issues, including the growing Islamic State (IS) militancy, for the next two years.
2. President Barack Obama in a post-election news conference admitted the defeat and promised to cooperate more with Republicans.
3. All eyes were set on TV screens on Nov. 4, and according to the US media, the impact of the results is really being felt at the state level.
4. The results would also significantly affect the 2016 US presidential race, which gears up in the coming months.
5. Though the Republican Party has won enough Senate seats to take control of the upper chamber of Congress, the margins of victory were larger than what pre-election polls had predicted.
6. The results have gotten on Obama’s nerves. The president had earlier indicated that his party would lose conservative-leaning states.
7. A top American analyst recently said the results show the current US political climate, which according to him is “decidedly anti-Democrat.”
8. Remarks such as “The Maryland race was the biggest upset,” and “America isn’t happy with the Democratic Party,” are echoing in US public and private gatherings.
9. The 2014 mid-term polls are now largely in the books.
10. Republicans are now looking forward with a renewed sense of optimism, hoping to play much bigger role in global politics, including the fight against terror groups like the IS in the Middle East, Taleban in Afghanistan, Al-Shabab in Somalia and the Boko Haram in Nigeria.
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