Thursday 10 November 2022 10:35 PM 'You did it Joe!' Kamala congratulates Biden - even though Congress is STILL in ... trends now President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were all smiles Thursday as they counted Tuesday's midterms a win for Democrats, who defied the expectations of polling. 'You did it, Joe! Couldn't help myself,' Harris told a crowd of raucous DNC volunteers at Washington, D.C.'s Howard Theatre, adding her signature laugh. 'Your work sent a message to the entire world: Our democracy is intact,' the vice president added. Biden, meanwhile, counted Tuesday as a 'strong night for Democrats.' So far 398 of the 435 House seats have been called, with Republicans standing at 209 to Democrats' 189. Republicans are still expected to take the upper chamber, though with a more narrow majority than they had hoped for. In the Senate, Republicans have 49 seats to Democrats' 48. Nevada is trending toward Republicans while Arizona is trending toward Democrats, meaning the fate of the Senate could all come down to a December 6 runoff in Georgia. President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were all smiles Thursday as they counted Tuesday's midterms a win for Democrats, who defied the expectations of polling 'You did it, Joe! Couldn't help myself,' Harris told a crowd of raucous DNC volunteers at Washington, D.C.'s Howard Theatre, adding her signature laugh So far Republicans have lost two governors' seats and lost three legislative chambers, underperforming the opposition party's historical trends in midterm elections. 'All you heard from the press and opponents was Democrats are facing a disaster,' the president gloated. 'Remember that? Well, most polls, all those polls, God love 'em.' '''Stark losses were on the way, giant red wave," folks, that didn't happen!' Biden continued. The president, who went into the midterm election with approval ratings in the low 30s, said that he'd lost fewer seats in the House than 'any Democratic president since 1986.' 'They said we couldn't beat the odds but we did!' Biden said that many turned out to vote who 'may not like' him personally but 'agreed with our agenda.' 'By the way, all the Democrats ran on the same agenda without being told,' he quipped. The president also credited women for showing up to the polls to 'beat the hell' out of Republicans after the overturning of Roe. v. Wade. Pre-election polling had showed that voters were most concerned about the economy, with abortion ranking as a second or third priority.