Will gridlock dominate U.S. politics after mid-term elections?
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — With Republicans predicted to pick up substantial amount of Democratic seats in the Nov. 2 U.S. mid-term elections, both parties are planning for the post election landscape. But experts warn that gridlock may dominate Washington in the coming year. “One thing we can be sure is Republicans will pick up a lot of seats in the House, in the Senate and the governorship, and the state legislature. It is almost certain,” said Thomas Mann, a political expert of the Brookings Institution, to Xinhua in a recent interview. As a result of this changing dynamics on Capitol Hill, the U.S. political climate in the coming year may become much more precarious. “With or without enough (gains by Republicans to) change to majority, it means that President Obama, who had quite successful record to overcome difficulties in the face of filibuster in the Senate, is going to face a much more difficult Congress to work with,” noted Mann. Republicans have already made it crystal
