Mid-term elections for the US Congress begin today, Tuesday, in the US, at a date that could stifle Joe Biden’s presidential term, weaken Western support for Ukraine and pave the way for Ukraine’s return to power. former president Donald Trump.
Candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties are competing for 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate.
While the Democratic Party tries to save its majority in the House and Senate, the Republican Party is moving judicially to invalidate thousands of mail-order ballots in swinging states.
US President Joe Biden expressed optimism about his party’s chances of retaining a majority in the House and Senate during Tuesday’s mid-term elections.
During an event for the Democratic National Committee, Biden said his country would move forward regardless of what happens during the election and added that his party was able to register voters and urged them to vote early.
Biden described the “Maga” group that supports his predecessor, Donald Trump, as one of the darkest groups in the country and does not represent the founding fathers of the Republican Party, as he put it.
Biden said the pace of political violence and intimidation in the United States is on the rise and that democracy is in danger, and now is the time to defend it.
For its part, the Associated Press said that an Arizona court established the manual counting of the first votes in a county, contrary to the wish of the Republicans.
These elections are important in determining the fate of the majority in the Senate; While Biden is counting on his survival in the hands of the Democrats to maintain his ability to fight Republicans, Republican control of both houses of Congress would bring down the Democratic president’s legislative agenda.
In this case, questions will be raised about everything from the climate crisis policies that Biden will present at COP27 in Egypt this week, to the Ukraine file, where Republicans are unwilling to maintain the same pace of financial and military aid.
Meanwhile, Democratic candidates have received an electoral boost from the party’s most popular politicians, including former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, in an effort to avert a predictable Republican “wave”.
But the Democratic Party’s popularity has waned since the summer, as Republicans focus their campaigns on accelerating inflation, crime, and irregular immigration – ranks weighing on the Democratic administration.
During the campaign, Democrats focused on voting rights, abortion rights and welfare and the threat posed by Trump’s growing Republican support for political conspiracy theories.
Conversely, Republicans have focused their campaigns on the fact that voting for Democrats means there will be no end to rising inflation and increasing violent crime, as they seek to make mid-term elections a referendum on the president. .
With the president’s approval rate dropping to around 42%, Biden has avoided campaigning in states where competition appears to be fierce.
