Diversity won at the midterms. More women – conservative and liberal — will serve in the U.S. Congress than ever before. The results show there will be more ethnic representation in Congress than ever before. There will be less ‘old white men’ running the legislative branch of government than ever before. That’s really the big takeaway from Tuesday’s national midterm election. For the next two years Congress will now be more reflective of the real citizen population of the United States of America.

But don’t think for a minute that President Donald Trump lost ground. Just because the U.S. House of Representatives swung back to Democratic leadership the president now has greater support in the U.S. Senate which will lead to smoother confirmation hearings pending for federal judges, future U.S. Supreme Court nominations and future cabinet positions surely to be coming for the Trump Administration. If present numbers hold the makeup of the U.S. Senate will be 55 Republicans to 45 Democrats – basically an impeachment proof Senate.

The big drawback from Tuesday’s results are clearly that the Democrats will be gunning for President Trump like never before so that soap opera will continue to dominate the reporting coming from mainstream media. But Americans from coast-to-coast are sick and tired of the endless attacks upon a president that is achieving dramatic results on the U.S. economy, international trade relations, national security and border controls with his “America First” agenda.

There was no blue or red wave as predicted by Democrats and Republicans. You win some and you lose some. For Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) he will not be Senate Majority Leader and that is a blessing.

In the U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) perhaps will be Speaker of the House once again, but that conclusion is far from certain. Many of those Democrats that won election Tuesday spoke out against any future leadership role for the 78-year-old political veteran. The House Democrats will conduct a roll call vote on who will be named Speaker and House Majority Whip. Pelosi’s future as Speaker is seriously in doubt. That torch needs to be passed to a younger generation.

A mushroom cloud is about to form over the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as scary Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) will take over the chairmanship leading to endless investigations as he takes personal aim at the Trump administration. This vindictive and spiteful man will stop at nothing to derail President Trump.

Schiff along with others on various House oversight committees are expected to pick up where FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller leaves off in his investigation into Russia/Trump campaign collusion. On their hit list are also Trump Cabinet officials’ alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, Trump’s family separation border policy, the handling of the hurricane crisis in Puerto Rico, Trump’s tax returns and conflicts of interest with President Trump and his personal business interests.

No matter how you cut the mustard with the new Senate makeup there will be no removing President Trump from office even if he does get impeached by the House next year. There is no way in hell the Senate will ever get the two-thirds majority (67 votes) to say goodbye to Trump.

This change in power combined with continuing political partisanship is certain to produce two more years of intense legislative gridlock in Washington prior to the looming 2020 presidential campaign. Just as soon as this new crop of legislators takes the oath of office here will come a long parade of those Democrats seeking their party’s presidential nomination to run against President Trump who may also have a Republican challenger.

There will be no time off from heated and divisive politics in Washington. No time to relax and breathe some fresh air. Temperatures are rising in the sweaty DC swamp.

About the Author Britt Nelson relocated to Costa Rica in 2011 from Florida, where he served as news editor for the Palatka Daily News, a newspaper owned by the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group (NYT-RNG) for 20 years.

Nelson served the NYT-RNG for 18 years in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida as a correspondent, reporter, staff writer, senior staff writer training new reporters, copy editor, page designer, editorial writer, editorial page editor and editorial board member.