Polls show a Republican lead – more than 22 million people have voted in the midterm elections, mostly in the most contested states.
On October 9, the mid-term elections of 2022 will be held in the USA – the corresponding “parliamentary” of Greece – where Americans are called to elect their representatives in Congress: all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one third of the seats in the Senate .
Mid-term elections are held every four years and two years after the presidential elections for this reason and are a referendum on the current president.
Early voting has already begun and more than 22 million people have cast ballots in the midterm elections, mostly in the most contested states.
Predominance of Republicans, polls show – “Bet” for Biden in Congress
According to the latest polls, Republicans have a strong chance of winning control of the House of Representatives, although the fate of the Senate is more uncertain.
An indication of the optimism prevailing among Republicans is the fact that they are trying to win seats even in districts that are traditionally Democratic strongholds. “There’s no red tide without you,” Republican candidates repeat to rally their base.
In fact, Trump’s supporters are overflowing with confidence: the midterm elections will not bring a “red wave”, but a “tsunami”.
Therefore, the future of the former Republican president, who is very openly flirting with the idea of ​​running again in the 2024 presidential elections, will be decided in the midterm elections.
Losing control of Congress will be a major defeat for Biden, who is trying in vain to convince Americans that this election is “a choice”: about the future of abortion rights and same-sex marriage – issues on which the Democrats have pledged to legislate if they have a strong majority in Congress.
If Democrats lose control of the House, Senate, or both houses of Congress, then the second half of Biden’s term would be complicated. Passing laws without a majority in Congress would be much more difficult.
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The Democratic president, who has been accused of not realizing the primary concern of voters, inflation, has spoken little on the issue, simply assuring that Republicans are the ones who will “destroy the economy.”
But his message doesn’t seem to be getting through so he’s enlisted the hugely popular Barack Obama in an attempt to turn the tide.
The key states
Pennsylvania
The battle for control of Congress, on which hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent, is being decided in a few key states.
The spotlight has fallen mainly on Pennsylvania, where multi-millionaire surgeon Mehmet Oz, who is backed by Donald Trump, is facing off against former mayor John Fetterman for a Senate seat.
This battle is critical because it alone could decide whether the Democrats or Republicans will have the majority in the Senate.
On Saturday, three US presidents – two former and the current one, Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Barack Obama – will be in Pennsylvania.
Georgia
As in 2020, Georgia is also considered key. Democrat Raphael Warnock, the state’s first black senator, is fighting for re-election against Herschel Walker, an African-American former athlete who is backed by Trump.
The former president has thrown himself into the pre-election battle supporting candidates with different profiles, but who have pledged their full loyalty to him.
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