The midterm elections in the US have ended and, with almost all of the results announced, the Republican and Democratic parties have begun planning for the next stage. While the Republicans became dominant in the House of Representatives, Nevada’s vital race settled the competition for the Senate in the Democrats’ favor. On Friday, Sen. Mark Kelly won reelection in Arizona, which led the Democrats to within one seat of the critical number of 50, which would ensure they kept control. Then, a day later, Democratic Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto beat her Republican rival, Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Despite Georgia’s runoff taking place in December, it will not change the outcome. Even if the Republicans win there, the Democratic Party will have a majority in the Senate: a 50-50 split with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking any tied votes. For the Republicans, the glass is half full. They can and will make President Joe Biden’s next two years as hard as it gets, especially regarding his pending policies. Meanwhile, the economically challenged country is going through inflation, high gas and energy prices, and still recovering from a global pandemic. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not be excited about what has happened in America, since the Republicans have criticized the large amounts of US aid being sent to the war-torn country. It will be challenging for the White House to pass a budget or raise the debt ceiling despite Biden’s claim that he will work with the Republicans. From Cambodia ahead of an East Asia summit, Biden told reporters: “The American people made it clear, they expect Republicans to work with me as well.” This statement took us back to two years ago, when Biden made his famous campaign promise to unite the country, which he has never even tried to do. He added that the turnout reflected the quality of candidates his party was fielding, Reuters reported. “We’re focusing now on Georgia. We feel good about where we are. And I know I’m a cockeyed optimist. I understand that,” Biden said. The Democrats had a strategy that worked well for them, helping several Trump-supported candidates win their primaries, expecting them to lose. Dalia Al-Aqidi Losing the House will end Speaker Nancy Pelosi"s era, in which she played a vital role in empowering radical progressive politicians such as Rep. Ilhan Omar, among several others. It is time for her to retire at age 82; however, when CNN asked her if she was planning to do so, she gave no specific answer. The Democrats had a strategy that worked well for them, helping several Trump-supported candidates win their primaries, expecting them to lose. They played the Trump card by making him the center of their attacks, as if he was on the ballot in every state. It worked against several Republican candidates, such as Blake Masters in Arizona, Don Bolduc in New Hampshire, Joe Kent in Washington state and, in Pennsylvania, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is known for his close ties to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It would not be a surprise if the GOP decided to impeach Biden for his mental inability to run the country’s affairs or open a congressional investigation into his son Hunter Biden’s activities and his infamous laptop. Why would the far-left Democrats want Biden to leave? They do not. He was and will be their tool for the next two years; it was the price he paid to get his party’s nomination. The biggest winner of the midterms was Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who won by a large margin. He is charismatic, young and one of the best US governors. His victory puts him right on top of the list of 2024 Republican presidential candidates. He would have a significant chance of defeating his Democratic challenger to make Biden a one-term president. For the Republicans to take back the White House, they need to think that Trump is history and DeSantis is the future. New blood is critically needed. • Dalia Al-Aqidi is a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy. Twitter: @DaliaAlAqidi