Why the Stock Market Soared After the Democrats Won Share Share Warren Buffett We were told that Wall Street reacted favorably to the November elections because investors like gridlock, or divided government. But now, it is clear that the Democrats will take over not just the executive but the legislative branch in Washington — the White House, the House of Representatives and the Senate — after the Democrats surprised the country by winning two Senate seats in Georgia. We were told by John Fund, one of the country’s top political experts, who spoke at our Global Financial Summit after the November elections that the Democrats had “no chance” of winning in Georgia.