Biden Faces Prospect of Gridlock Presidency After Party Losses
- Democrats failed to win majority in Senate, lost House seats
- If he wins, Senate Republicans are likely to block his agenda
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Joe Biden may have the inside track on Donald Trump to win the White House, but his party’s otherwise poor performance on Election Night sets up a gridlock presidency, with faint hopes of achieving liberal policy aspirations.
If he prevails, Biden would become the first president since George H.W. Bush to enter office without control of both the House and Senate -- promising him at least two years of stasis and gridlock.