After flipping the Senate, Republicans are within striking distance of maintaining their majority in the House. So how big of a deal is that?
"I think it's absolutely essential, it's the only way that the Trump agenda can be accomplished legislatively" said Richard Manning, president of Americans For Limited Government, "If you have the House and you have the Senate, you have the capacity to cut taxes and cut government. So having a majority controlled House and a Senate opens the door for budget reconciliation."
Republicans would only need 53 votes in the Senate compared to 60. And what happens if the GOP doesn't hold on to the House?
"There will be investigations of president Trump from day one, you can anticipate an impeachment in the first year over something" Manning told KTRH, "It would be extremely difficult to pass a vast majority of the tax cuts that are needed to get our economy going again."
In the meantime, the ballot counting continues.