Hope and despair - voters react

Votes are inactive being counted successful the US, but Republicans look poised to triumph a bulk successful the House.

We asked voters who are watching the results to stock their reactions. Some are hopeful, portion others are preparing for what they judge is the worst imaginable outcome.

Zulfikar Jaffery served successful the US military. His apical issues are healthcare and reproductive rights.

I person been steeling myself for a large loss. I can't accidental that I'm amazed astatine all, but possibly Democrats tin [still] propulsion it off. With truthful galore predetermination deniers winning positions of power, this is benignant of a immense decision for wide democracy. This pushes america towards authoritarian governance with much of an illusion of democracy.

I'm a privileged cisgender, heterosexual male, but for others the ramifications of this volition beryllium batch starker. There was immoderate anticipation and determination inactive is - adjacent aft this predetermination it's inactive my country. I fought for it. We're successful a downward trajectory successful presumption of ideology and freedom.

Jim Sullivan has been a "dedicated Republican" and is feeling hopeful for the Republicans to triumph these midterm races.

I'm feeling beauteous bully astir Republicans winning the House. It looks similar they're doing bully - I'm blessed to see. It'll beryllium large to triumph the House and we'll person to spot astir the Senate. Some Democrats are doing amended than I thought they would - similar successful Pennsylvania and Georgia. I was expecting for determination to beryllium bigger leads. It's a equine race, idiosyncratic tin triumph by a sliver astatine the end.

I deliberation the Republicans tin prime up the Senate, too, though. It would beryllium a boost to triumph some chambers. This predetermination is astir Biden and astir the Democrats' beliefs and policies that a batch of america consciousness are wrong. If Republicans bash triumph the House and Senate that'll beryllium the synergy and momentum needed for 2024.

Alex Heide was undecided connected who to ballot for successful the cardinal Georgia Senate race. He was astir to ballot for the Republican governor, Brian Kemp, but yet voted for Raphael Warnock today.

I voted for Warnock. I conscionable felt that it was the amended decision. I'm truly hoping that the Democrats tin support a bulk oregon astatine slightest an adjacent split. I conscionable felt that Warnock was much trustworthy. Trump's endorsement of Walker truly turned maine off. I'm aligning much with the Democratic platform. I don't hold with Democrats connected everything but I consciousness it's importantly much unchangeable than the Republican platform. It's coming down choky present successful the Georgia race. I'm a small stressed retired astir it. Earlier Warnock had a bully pb and I felt relieved, but present it's tied backmost up. It's similar a sinking consciousness successful your stomach.

When I aftermath up successful the greeting [tomorrow] I'll cognize what changes we look successful the adjacent 2 years. If Republicans win, what does that mean for things that are important to me? Like immigration, the warfare successful Ukraine... Lots of brainsick things that tin happen. I conscionable consciousness uneasy and anxious astir Republicans taking some the Senate and the House. I'm disquieted astir changes it volition create. It volition pb to dysfunction, indecision and wasted time. That's 1 happening that I hatred astir a divided national authorities - having a Democratic president and Republican Congress. Literally thing volition get done if Republicans person both. We'll walk 2 years wherever we don't get things done.