Republican Senator claims his party is ‘dead’

Sen Josh Hawley hit out at his own party after the Democrats managed to retain control of the Senate after Catherine Cortez Masto won a crucial election in Nevada, cementing a narrow midterm election win for the Democrats.Now, all eyes are on whether the Republicans can flip control of the House and salvage something from a bruising election battle.But Sen Hawley said it’s time to “bury” the party, blaming the GOP leadership for their “mistake” in election strategy, which he claimed brought nothing new to working-class voters.’The old party is dead,’ the Missouri Senator said in a tweet on Saturday night. ‘Time to bury it. Build something new”, he added.In a previous tweet, following election day last Tuesday, Mr Hawley said: “You can’t expect independent voters to vote Republican unless you give them an agenda they care about”. Sen Josh Hawley (Image: Getty)He also wrote: ‘When your ‘agenda’ is cave to Big Pharma on insulin, cave to [Dem Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer on gun control & Green New Deal (‘infrastructure’), and tease changes to Social Security and Medicare, you lose.’What are Republicans actually going to do for working people?’How about, to start: tougher tariffs on China, reshore American jobs, open up American energy full throttle, 100k new cops on the street. Unrig the system.’His most recent comments come after Democratic US senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada against Trump-backed Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, at the weekend.READ MORE: Meghan Markle top choice for President – but would get rude awakening He said the party ‘is dead’ (Image: Getty)Her win sealed Democrats’ majority status in the Senate and delivered a painful blow to Republicans who failed to pick up the single seat they needed to take control of the chamber.Democratic control of the US Senate was settled on Saturday but neither party has reached the necessary threshold to win control in the House as of Monday morning.President Joe Biden is hopeful his Democrat party could still win sufficient seats to retain control of the House of Representatives.’We beat the odds,’ Democratic President Joe Biden told reporters in Cambodia, where he attended a summit of Asian nations.He said: “I feel good, and I’m looking forward to the next couple years.The old party is dead. Time to bury it. Build something new- Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) November 13, 2022 ‘I’m not surprised by the turnout. I’m incredibly pleased. And I think it’s a reflection of the quality of our candidates.’Republicans are holding a 212 – 204 edge in the House with elections for 19 seats yet to be decided in the parties’ quest for a 218-seat majority.Several congressional races, including in California and Colorado, remain uncalled for as the votes are still being counted six days after the election was held.It comes as the Red party underperformed in many races. He said the party have done little for working class voters (Image: Getty)The party had touted hopes of a ‘red wave’ that could sweep across the US and deliver the upper chamber of Congress but in most states – with a few exceptions including Florida – the red wave never came.Results are still being counted in Arizona, California and Colorado, which will determine which party takes control of the House of Representatives.The party which takes the House will have several exclusives powers assigned to it, including the power to initiate revenue bills, impeach federal officials, and elect the President in the case of an Electoral College tie.