Tuesday’s vote in both houses of Congress – the House of Representatives and the Senate – will set the stage for the 2024 presidential election.
Three days before the mid-term elections of “decisive” importance in the USA, on Tuesday, November 8, and during marathon campaign rallies held simultaneously in Pennsylvania, Democratic President Joe Biden and his predecessor Barack Obama called on citizens yesterday Saturday to “go to vote” to defend American “democracy” while the polls favor the Republicans.
“Democracy is literally on the ballot. This is a defining moment for our nation and we must all speak with one voice,” Joe Biden said under blue and red lighting, against a backdrop of a huge American flag, to cheers in a hall in Philadelphia, the city where the US Constitution was drawn up. at the end of the 18th century.
The nostalgic Obama first went to the industrial town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where “Cousin Pookie” and “Uncle Joe,” referring to voters who would prefer to stay on their couches, asked them to get up. on Tuesday and to “go vote” for the Democrats.
“I love you,” said a voice in the crowd. “I love you too, but you have to go vote,” was the response of the Democratic politician, a keen orator. He acknowledged that “the whole country is going through a difficult period in recent years”, especially after the pandemic.
At the same time, at a gathering of Republicans in the suburb of Latrobe, former President Donald Trump said that he expects a “giant wave” from Americans to “save the American dream”.
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Republican hero Trump, wearing a red hat emblazoned with the slogan “Make America Great Again,” repeatedly called for a “giant wave” in favor of his party to “end the destruction of country and to save the American dream”.
Tuesday’s vote in both houses of Congress – the House of Representatives and the Senate – will set the stage for the 2024 presidential election.
Key state Pennsylvania
All the spotlight is on the state, once a stronghold of the steel industry, where Republican multi-millionaire surgeon Mehmet Oz, who has been publicly endorsed by Donald Trump, will face off against Democratic former mayor John Fetterman for the most contested Senate seat.
This seat will probably decide the balance of power in the US upper house, a body with enormous power.
The midterms will show the next president
After a high-profile campaign focused on inflation, Republicans are confident they have a strong chance of stripping the Democratic president of his majorities in both houses of Congress on Tuesday.
If their predictions are confirmed, the 76-year-old Trump seems determined to take advantage, making his candidacy as soon as possible for the 2024 presidential election, in which he hopes to avenge his 2020 defeat.
Joe Biden, for his part, has so far said he wants to run again, but the prospect doesn’t exactly appeal to all Democrats, both because of his age — he’ll soon be 80 — and his low popularity. His eventual heavy defeat would further undermine his chances.
The Democratic president is trying to convince Americans that in this election they have the “choice” to be able to have abortions and same-sex marriage in the future, issues on which he promises to legislate if he secures strong majorities in Congress.
But it’s rising prices — inflation is averaging 8.2% annually — that remains by far the biggest worry for Americans, and Joe Biden’s efforts to cast himself as the “president of the middle class” appear to be struggling bear fruit.
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