Republicans blasted for ‘disappointing’ results

Republicans have been slammed for their performance in the US midterm elections by a US political expert amid disappointing results for the Great Old Party. Speaking to Express.co.uk Simon Dolan, political commentator and author of Trump: The Hidden Halo, said that the poor results were a reflection of the Republican Party given the unpopularity of President Joe Biden.He said: “Democrats’ better-than-expected performance in the midterms is likely to lead to increased confidence in the Biden Administration.”In their eye, this is a referendum on Biden, a referendum which they will claim, he has won.”Whichever side you are on you can’t argue against the fact that this was a disappointing night for the Reps.”That a semi coherent, divisive Biden who is presiding over the worst economy in decades still seems to have support can only be an indictment on the Reps. Joe Biden has been branded “semi coherent” by Simon Dolan (Image: Getty Images ) Simon Dolan (R) in Portugal in 2016 (Image: Getty Images )”I suspect there will an awful lot of head scratching going on and a realisation that Trump isn’t their saviour.”In the Senate, with 51 seats required for a majority, the Democrats retained control after key Nevada victory.Control of the chamber is set to be decided by a runoff election in Georgia between Democrat incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.In the House, where 218 seats are needed for a majority, the Democrats have 203 seats having lost 8 while the Republicans have 212 having gained 7.READ MORE: Trump blames Mitch McConnell for Republican midterm performance Brain Kemp at an election night rally in Atlanta (Image: Getty Images ) Stacey Abrams at an Atlanta rally last week (Image: Getty Images )Republicans are currently leading races in Arizona, California, New York, New Mexico and Virginia, indicating that they may still narrowly take control of the House.Commenting on the race in Georgia, Mr Dolan said that the close nature of the contest illustrating the fact that, despite some drift towards the Democrats in Georgia, the “south” was still strongly Republican.This was also reflected in the governor election where Brian Kemp comfortably saw off Stacy Abrams and in Texas where Greg Abbott defeated Beto O’Rourke.He said: “Whilst Georgia was previously seen as trending Democratic, the Republican Governor Brian Kemp won with an increased majority over 2018.DON’T MISS: Donald Trump urged to delay White House bid announcement [REVEAL] Senate balance could be unknown for a MONTH [INSIGHT] US Senate’s hold to be confirmed ‘in weeks’ as Georgia results delayed [SPOTLIGHT]  Beto O’Rourke speaking outside a polling location in Dallas last week (Image: Getty Images )”This was especially surprising, seeing his conservative and outspoken governance.”The 2022 Midterm has proven that the South is still reliably Republican, with a similar strengthening of the GOP taking place in Texas.”