That Joe Biden was the winner of the elections on November 3 is something that is already conceded and accepted in the United States by the majority of the senior staff of the Republican Party – now its leader in the Senate – and even the outgoing president, of facto since it gave the green light to activate the transition processes. If Donald Trump continues to lead an intense -although legally failed so far- campaign to try to reverse the results, it has to do, in reality, more with a strategy with a view to returning in 2014 under the forceful idea that his re-election than with a real hope of avoiding the inauguration of Biden. A decisive example of this is that the one who will be from now on the strong man of the Republicans in the North American institutions, the leader of the party in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, has already recognized Joe Biden as the winner of the elections, just one day after the Electoral College announced the votes of the delegates, endorsing the results of the popular vote. McConnell has stressed that “our country officially has an elected president and a vice president elected, “explaining that although” millions “of people would have liked the elections to yield a” different result, the United States has processes to determine who t He has to be sworn in as president on January 20, the Electoral College has spoken. ”These Electoral College results still have to pass several phases to be officially certified by Congress, where the pertinent recounts will be carried out on January 6. January 20 is when the inauguration – Inauguration Day – in Washington DC is scheduled.Returning to the situation of the Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, we must remember that who will control the Upper House is something that is still up in the air, and pending a second electoral round in the state of Georgia. There are two seats up for grabs and whoever takes them will win the majority. It is especially important because this majority can decisively determine the limits of the policy that is developed from the White House. Without the Senate, Biden could find himself in a situation that will be familiar to Obama, as the latter part of his term was handcuffed by this lack of control. McConnell himself stood in the election promising to become “the last line of defense against to disaster “, referring to the probable victory of the Democrats. The Senate also chooses which laws can be voted on in plenary, as well as confirming the nominations suggested by the president for important offices. McConnell’s step is especially symbolic. As happened with the already deposed Attorney General William Barr, McConnell initially defended Trump’s judicial actions, defending his right to question the electoral results. Now, and after the setbacks harvested by the campaigns of lawyers related to the outgoing president in the courts, the leader of the Republicans in the Senate joins several congressmen from the same party who were waiting for the Electoral College to rule to give their praise to Biden. He has denied that Trump has given him any indication about this recognition and has reiterated that he believes that “the system works” and that “the decision of the Electoral College has been decisive.”For his part, fellow Republican Senator Mitt Romney has also had a conversation with Biden and congratulated him, as reported by his office, in addition to expressing his “admiration for his willingness to endure the rigors” of the presidential campaign. In the case of Romney, it must be emphasized that it was always the Republican leaders openly opposed to Trump’s leadership.
