b'Implications of the Georgia Special Electionsending the filibuster will not come to pass. Because itThe Slimmest of Democratic Majorities.takes 60 votes in the Senate to move legislation underAlthough Democrats will control the White House and bothregular order, moderates in both parties will hold outsized chambers of Congress, they will do so with the slimmestinfluence (Figure 3). majorities in recent memory. After losing a net 10 seats in the November election, Democratic control of the House ofFigure 2Representatives is down to a mere five seats222 Democrats2020 U.S. HOUSE ELECTION RESULTS to 213 Republicans (Figure 2). In what was certainly a disap- 2020 election pointing result for Democrats in down-ballot House races, Democrat holdDemocrat gainRepublican gainRepublican hold the smaller majority, and expected intra-party struggles219315198 between moderates and progressives, could complicate the bodys ability to support the Biden administrations agenda and defend against the anti-majority-party tide that tends to hit during midterm election cycles. In the upper chamber,the somewhat surprising results from the Georgia specialelections, where both Democratic challengers prevailedover Republican incumbents, ended Republican controland split the Senate 50-50. Because the Vice Presidentserves as the President of the Senate and votes to breakall ties, Democrats will control the chamber. While 50-50 Senate splits are rare, the most immediate implications will be that President Biden will now be able to confirm his cabinet nominations without compromise, but Democratic hopes of Source: Associated Press Source: Associated PressNot yet called Secretary of Secretary of Secretary of Secretary of Secretary of Secretary of Secretary of Secretary of Secretary ofCommerceLabor Health and Housing and UrbanTransportationEnergy Education Veterans Affairs Homeland SecurityGina RaimondoMarty Walsh Human ServicesDevelopmentPete ButtigiegJennifer Granholm Miguel Cardona Denis McDonough Alejandro MayorkasXavier Becerra Marcia FudgeAdministrator of Director of NationalUnited States TradeAdministrator of United Statesthe Environmental Intelligence Representative the Small BusinessAmbassador to the Protection Agency Avril Haines Katherine Tai Administration United NationsMichael Regan Isabel Guzman Linda Thomas- Greenfield Source: Biden-Harris Transition.Sumitomo Corporation of Americas 19'