LIVE: US Midterm Elections: Voting underway as Americans poll to decide who controls Congress - US markets trade higher
LIVE: US Midterm Elections: Voting underway as Americans poll to decide who controls Congress - US markets trade higher
LIVE: US Midterm Elections 2022 Results Date, News, Polls Predictions, Latest Updates, Exit Polls: An election year that unfolded against the backdrop of economic turmoil, the elimination of federal abortion rights and broad concerns about the future of democracy is concluding with a final full day of campaigning in which leaders of both parties will issue urgent appeals to their supporters. All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs, as are 35 U.S. Senate seats and 36 governorships. Republicans would need to pick up five seats to take a majority in the House and just one to control the Senate, Reuters reported. Nonpartisan election forecasters and polls suggest Republicans have a very strong chance of winning a House majority, with control of the Senate likely to be closer fought. A massive wave of Republican support could lead to declarations of victory hours after polls close, Reuters report added. Here are all the LIVE UPDATES on US Midterm Elections 2022 Results Date, News, Polls Predictions:-
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Republicans, Democrats urge Americans to vote
Blue Mirage, Red Mirage
The earliest vote tallies will be skewed by how quickly states count mail ballots.
Because Democrats vote by mail more often than Republicans, states that let officials get an early jump on counting mail ballots could report big Democratic leads early on that evaporate as vote counters work through piles of Republican-leaning ballots that were cast on election day.
In these "blue mirage" states - which include Florida and North Carolina - election officials are allowed to remove mail ballots from their envelopes before Election Day and load them in vote counting machines, allowing for speedy counting.
States including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin don't allow officials to open the envelopes until Election Day, leading to a possible "red mirage" in which Republican-leaning Election Day ballots are reported earlier, with many Democratic-leaning mail ballots counted later.
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Biden's next 2 years: changes afoot whatever midterms bring
Joe Biden's record is on the ballot even if his name isn't. And no matter what Tuesday's midterm elections bring, his presidency is set for profound changes.
In public, Biden professed optimism to the end, telling Democratic state party officials on election eve that "we're going to surprise the living devil out of people" In private, though, White House aides have been drawing up contingencies should Republicans take control of one, or both, chambers of Congress - a scenario Biden said would make his life more difficult.
Regardless of the outcome, the votes will help reshape the balance of Biden's term after an ambitious first two years and will reorder his White House priorities.
O'Rourke hopes to upset Republican Texas Gov. Abbott's bid for 3rd term
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sought a record-tying third term Tuesday while Democrat Beto O'Rourke reached for an upset in America's biggest red state in one of the most expensive midterm races in the U.S.
More than 5 million early votes had already been cast ahead of Election Day in Texas, where anger over the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead in May intensified an already heated contest in which both candidates' campaigns combined spent more than $200 million.
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Market implications from US mid-term elections
With a Democrat in the White House, the best market performance has come when Republicans held either the House, Senate or both.
Average annual S&P 500 returns have been 14% in a split Congress and 13% in a Republican-held Congress under a Democratic president, according to data since 1932 analyzed by RBC Capital Markets. That compares with 10% when Democrats controlled the presidency and Congress.
The S&P 500 is down 20% this year.
Election scrutiny high, but no big hitches as voting continues
Final voting began without major hitches Tuesday in midterm elections under intense scrutiny after two years of false claims and conspiracy theories about how ballots are cast and counted.
With polls open across most of the country, no big problems were reported early in the day, though there were hiccups in some places, which is typical on any Election Day.
For example, tabulators were not working in a county in New Jersey and at a polling place in Arizona -- potentially requiring hand-counting instead -- and some voting sites places in Pennsylvania were delayed in the opening because workers showed up late.
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When do we know which party won?
The first wave of vote tallies are expected on the East Coast between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET (0000-0100 GMT Wednesday, Nov. 9). An early indication of Republican success could come if the races expected to be close - like Virginia's 7th congressional district or a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina - turn out to be Democratic routs.
By around 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. ET, when polls in the Midwest will be closed for an hour or more, it's possible Republicans will have enough momentum for experts at U.S. media organizations to project control of the House, said Kyle Kondik, a political analyst at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
If the fight for the House still looks close as vote tallies start coming in from the West Coast - where there could be more than a dozen tight House races - it could be days before control of the chamber is known, experts said.
California typically takes weeks to count all its ballots, in part because it counts ballots postmarked by Election Day even if they arrive days afterward. Nevada and Washington state also allow late ballots if postmarked by Nov. 8, slowing down the march to final results.
If Georgia's Senate race is as close as expected and no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a run-off election would be scheduled for Dec. 6, possibly meaning it will be unclear who will control the chamber until then. The new Congress is set to be inaugurated on Jan. 3, 2023.
What we know so far
The party that controls the White House typically loses seats in midterm elections. Nonpartisan forecasts suggest Tuesday`s results will be no exception, as concerns about high inflation and crime outweigh the end of national abortion rights and the violent Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol in voters` minds.
Thirty-five Senate seats and all 435 House of Representatives seats are on the ballot. Republicans are widely favored to pick up the five seats they need to control the House, while the Senate - currently split 50-50 with Democrats holding the tie-breaking vote - could come down to a quartet of toss-up races in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona.
More than 42 million Americans voted ahead of Election Day, either by mail or in-person, according to data from the US Election Project.
Millions of Americans have already cast ballots either early in person or by mail for the 2022 midterms, with millions more set to vote in person at their polling places.
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The midterms arrive at a volatile moment for the US, which emerged this year from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic only to confront sharp economic challenges. The Supreme Court stripped away the constitutional right to an abortion, eliminating protections that had been in place for five decades.
And in the first national election since the Jan 6 insurrection, the nation's democratic future is in question. Some who participated in or were in the vicinity of the deadly attack are poised to win elected office on Tuesday, including House seats.
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US markets open higher as mid-term polling continues
US stock indexes opened higher on Tuesday (November 8) as voting began in the crucial midterm election that will determine control of Congress, with investors hoping for a political gridlock that could prevent radical policy changes.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 107.56 points, or 0.33%, at the open to 32,934.56. The S&P 500 opened higher by 10.22 points, or 0.27%, at 3,817.02, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 47.01 points, or 0.44%, to 10,611.53 at the opening bell.
Republicans look to win back power in Congress
Energised Republicans are eager to claw back power in Congress, working to break the Democrats' one-party hold in Washington and putting the future of President Joe Biden's agenda at stake this Election Day.
With the narrowly held House and an evenly split Senate, Democrats could easily see their fragile grasp on power slip as they face a new generation of Republican candidates.
Charismatic outsiders and populists, many newcomers to public office who have become inspired by Donald Trump, promise to end Biden's once lofty ideas and launch investigations and oversight, even, potentially, impeachment of Biden.
Tuesday brings the first major national elections since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and emotions are raw.
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Democrats campaigning through Twitter continues
Key state Pennsylvania's Republican Senate candidate casts vote
Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz cast his ballot on Tuesday (November 8) in one of the most closely-watched races of the campaign season.
"I`m very proud of how we ran this campaign. Pennsylvania sent a very clear message to Washington. We want less radicalism and more balance," Oz told reporters outside the polling station.
The 62-year-old celebrity doctor backed by President Donald Trump, has campaigned with the former Republican president on multiple occasions.
The Democratic nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, the state`s current lieutenant governor.
'House is Tougher'
US President Joe Biden said he thought Democrats would keep the Senate but acknowledged 'the House is tougher'.
Headwinds Against Democrats
Democrats acknowledge the headwinds working against them. With only rare exceptions, the president's party loses seats in his first midterm. The dynamic is particularly complicated by Biden's lagging approval, which left many Democrats in competitive races reluctant to appear with him.
Only 43% of US adults said they approved of how Biden is handling his job as president, according to an October poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In the same poll, just 25% said the country is headed in the right direction.
Polling Opens
With polls open, Democrats were braced for disappointing results, anxious that their grip on the US House may be slipping and that their hold on the US Senate once seen as more secure has loosened. The party's incumbent governors in places like Wisconsin, Michigan, and Nevada are also staring down serious Republican challengers.
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US President Biden urges Americans to vote for Mid-term polls
President Joe Biden on Monday night offered a frank assessment of his party’s chance of retaining control of both the House and Senate. “I think we’ll win the Senate. I think the House is tougher,” he told reporters.
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Republicans list reasons why Americans should vote for them in Mid-term elections.
World markets mixed ahead of US Mid-term elections
Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday ahead of the US midterm elections, with trading likely to stay bumpy in a week that brings new inflation data and other events that could shake markets.
Germany's DAX added 0.1% to 15,543.08, while the CAC40 in Paris slipped 0.4% to 6,390.14. In London, the FTSE 100 fell 0.4% to 7,274.37.
The future for the S&P 500 lost 0.3% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.2% lower. On Monday, the benchmark S&P 500 rose 1% and the Dow industrials 1.3%. The Nasdaq composite added 0.9%.
A tumultuous election season that tugged again at America's searing political divides and raised questions about its commitment to a democratic future comes to a close on Tuesday as voters cast ballots in the first national election of Joe Biden's presidency.
Democrats were braced for disappointing results, anxious that their grip on the US House may be slipping and that their hold on the US Senate once seen as more secure has loosened.
The party's incumbent governors in places like Wisconsin, Michigan and Nevada are also staring down serious Republican challengers.
GOP confident that outrage stemming from the Supreme Court's decision to eliminate a woman's constitutional right to an abortion has faded and that the midterms have become a more traditional assessment of the president's performance.
It will be a referendum on the incompetence of this administration, Minnesota Republican Rep. Tom Emmer, who's running the GOP effort to retake the House, said of the election.
An emboldened GOP could also make it harder to raise the debt ceiling and add restrictions to additional support for Ukraine in the war with Russia.
If Republicans have an especially strong election, winning Democratic congressional seats in places like New Hampshire or Washington state, pressure could build for Biden to opt against reelection in 2024.
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Road Ahead
A number of GOP candidates for secretary of state, including those running in Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan, have refused to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election. If they win on Tuesday, they would manage future elections in states that are often pivotal in presidential contests.
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Former President Donald Trump, meanwhile, may try to capitalise on GOP gains by formally launching another bid for the White House during a very big announcement in Florida next week.
Trump teased a third presidential run while campaigning in Ohio Monday night ahead of the final day of voting in the midterm elections.
Elon Musk On US Mid-term Polls
US President Biden while returning to the White House on Monday night after his final campaign event, said he thought Democrats would keep the Senate but acknowledged the House is tougher.
The GOP was optimistic about its prospects, betting that messaging focused on the economy, gas prices and crime will resonate with voters at a time of soaring inflation and rising violence.
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Democrats closed their midterm election campaign on Monday facing the nightmare scenario they always feared -- with Republicans staging a gleeful referendum on Biden`s struggling presidency and failure to tame inflation, IANS reportted quoting a CNN report.
Against a backdrop of rising inflation, a spike in interest rates and consequently prices of groceries, energy, mortgages, the electorate and its moves will determine what happens over the next two years of what has been a weak administration of President Joe Biden. That is the war, but there are innumerable battles to watch out for. The playbooks have been used by both sides, stratagems rolled, volume pumped up even as the common folk remain beleaguered and embattled.
Hopes that Democrats could use the Supreme Court`s overturning of the right to an abortion and a flurry of legislative wins to stave off the classic midterm election rout of a party in power are now a memory. Biden faces a dark political environment because of the 40-year-high in the cost of living -- and his hopes of a swift rebound next year are clouded by growing fears of a recession.
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At a micro level New Hampshire, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan and of course Pennsylvania are the cynosure. These states are combat ground zero as all have multiple critical races that will determine control of the Senate, the House and state governments.
What happens in these states will without a doubt impact issues like abortion rights, economic squeeze, education and the climate crisis -- not just within their borders, but across the country.
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Biden Versus Trump : How two parties are stacked against each other
US Senate ratings tells us that Democrats need at least 50 seats to keep control of the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris giving them the tie-breaking vote for a majority, while Republicans need 51 to gain control.
Of the 35 seats on the ballot this year, Republicans are currently favoured to win 20 seats, while Democrats are favoured to win 12 seats. Three seats are rated as toss-ups.
For the US House of Representatives, the numbers deep dive reveals that to control the House , a party must hold 218 out of 435 seats.
Republicans are currently favoured to win 216 seats, while Democrats are favoured to win 199 seats, while 20 seats are rated as toss-ups.
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Tension mount as images of armed militia trying to act as enforcers on ballot day has created further rancour and animus in what is arguably one of the most ever polarised midterms in the US.
Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have been trying to act as catalysts with aggressive rhetoric muddying waters further. On the eve of the midterms where the battle of the ballot for the House of Representatives, Senate, Governor mansions and so on, will lead to distasteful and even downright dirt conspiracy theories till the votes are counted in the ultimate Red vs Blue battlegrounds.
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What Happens to US markets when US while has a split mandate or Republican Congress
Voters are also electing governors in most of the states this year. They'll be in office in 2024 when the next presidential election happens and could affect election laws or vote certifications. Many state legislative and local authorities also are on the ballot.
A divided government would likely bring gridlock rather than big, sweeping policy changes that could upset tax and spending plans. Historically, when a Democratic White House has shared power with a split or Republican Congress, stocks have seen stronger gains than usual.
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US Midterm Elections 2022: Where individual contributions come from?
Meanwhile, Donald Trump on Monday said that he would be making a "very big announcement" next week. There are widespread assumptions that the former President will announce his move to fight for 2024 General Elections 2024.
Trump has not accepted his 2020 loss to Biden.
"Not to detract from tomorrow's very important, even critical election... I'm going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, November 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida," he told a cheering crowd in Ohio on the eve of US polls which will determine control of Congress.
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Vice President Kamala Harris tweeted.
While, the election is expected to go down to the wire, Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has already thrown his weight around the party he supports.
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US Midterm Elections 2022: Voting begins in few hours and it will be a referendum on incumbent Joe Biden's presidency and who controls the Congress. The US congress is comprised of two chambers - the US House of Representatives which has 435 seats and all are up for grabs; and the second is the House of Senate where out of 100 seats, 35 go to polls.
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US Midterm Elections 2022: Who's raising the most?
Source: fec.gov Raising summary: By the numbers
Source:fec.gov But the false claims have spread widely among Republicans, fuelled by conspiracy theorists on social media and at events held across the country.
An Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research survey from October found 45% of Republicans had little to no confidence that votes in the midterm elections will be counted accurately.
And a majority of Republicans, 58 per cent, still believe President Joe Biden was not legitimately elected though it's down slightly from 66 per cent in July 2021.
Election officials acknowledge electronic voting systems can be vulnerable and have taken numerous steps to increase security since the 2016 election, when it was determined that Russia looked for vulnerabilities.
Most voters also cast hand-marked paper ballots or use machines that produce a paper record of their votes.
These are used after the election to check that machines used to count ballots work properly.
Ahead of the election, Republican and conservative groups recruited people to serve as poll watchers and to get hired as local poll workers.
Fuelled by the lies about the 2020 election, some people even stationed themselves near ballot drop boxes in Arizona while toting guns, wearing body armour and concealing their faces with masks.
Just last week, a judge ordered such groups to keep at least 250 feet away.
Since the 2020 election, false claims have led to a wave of harassment and death threats targeting election officials and staff.
That has prompted some to leave the profession altogether, a loss of experience that has added to the challenges of conducting a smooth election this year.
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Election officials acknowledge electronic voting systems can be vulnerable and have taken numerous steps to increase security since the 2016 election, when it was determined that Russia looked for vulnerabilities.
Congress has sent nearly $900 million to states to boost their cybersecurity defences, including hiring more IT staffers, replacing outdated systems and adding regular security testing.
Most voters also cast hand-marked paper ballots or use machines that produce a paper record of their votes.
These are used after the election to check that machines used to count ballots work properly.
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Election officials have promised they will not hesitate to contact law enforcement to protect voters and poll workers. A coalition of voting rights groups has volunteers available to assist any voters who run into problems on Election Day, staffing the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline.
Once polls close, results will start being released.
As voting ends today, here is all that is said or was said on election fraud, electronic voting!
Even before the outcomes are decided, the final day of voting in this year's midterm elections arrives Tuesday with an intense focus on voting itself after two years of false claims and conspiracy theories ignited by former President Donald Trump following his loss in the last presidential election.
Trump and his allies succeeded in sowing wide distrust about the way votes are cast and counted by promoting false claims of widespread fraud, a Reuters report said.
The effort has eroded public confidence in elections and democracy, led to restrictions on mail voting and new ID requirements in some GOP-led states and prompted death threats against election officials, the report said.
Election Day this year is marked by concerns about further harassment and the potential for disruptions at polling places and at election offices where ballots will be tallied.
Party affiliation seems to be an increasing factor in how and when people vote. Republican scepticism of mail voting has persisted amid the attacks by Trump and his allies.
Some Republican activists and candidates have gone so far as to encourage voters who receive a mailed ballot to wait until the very last minute to turn it in, claiming it will somehow prevent Democrats from stealing the election.
There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines in 2020.
Exhaustive reviews in states contested by Trump all affirmed Biden's win, while dozens of judges, including ones appointed by Trump, dismissed numerous cases making unsubstantiated claims of wrongdoing.
What election officials say?
Election officials say they are prepared to handle any issues that arise, urging voters not to be deterred.
This bipartisan, transparent process administered by election professionals across the country will be secure, it will be accurate and it will have integrity,? said Matt Masterson, a former top election security official in the Trump administration, at a briefing organised by The Aspen Institute.
The best response for all of us is to get out and participate in it.
Election officials have defended the system.
They note the many checks in place to ensure only one vote per person is counted, the reviews that ensure machines accurately count ballots and the efforts to identify any fraud attempts.
State and local election officials have contingency plans in place so voters can have confidence in our elections,? state election officials said in a statement issued by the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors.
US Midterm Elections: Updates from US, global markets
US frontline indices ended positively on Monday ahead of the voting which begins today. DOW 30 closed at 32,827, higher by 423.78 points or 1.31 per cent. S&P 500 settled at 3,806.80, up 36.25 points or 0.96 per cent. NASDAQ COMPOSITE closed at 10,564.50, up 89.27 points or 0.85 per cent.
Asian Markets were trading mix on Tuesday with China's SHANGHAI COMPOSITE trading at 3,050.30, down by 27.51 points or 0.89 per cent. Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed at 27,881.50, gaining over 350 points ir 1.29 per cent.
Source: MCX US Midterm Elections: What has happened so far?
More than 40 million American have already cast their ballots, either in person or through the mail, according to the U.S. Elections Project, which tracks early voting.
Because some states allow ballots to be mailed on election day, experts say it might be days or weeks before the outcome of some close races - and control of Congress - is clear.
Thus far, polling problems have not been widely reported. In Georgia, where one of the nation`s most closely contested Senate races is unfolding, election officials acknowledged on Friday that they erroneously failed to mail 1,046 absentee ballots to people who had requested them.
County officials said about half of the voters either voted early or received a replacement ballot overnight and recommended that the rest vote in person. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Sunday seeking to extend the deadline to return the ballots past Election Day on Tuesday.
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Why Ohio and Maryland matter?
In Ohio the fights is between Republican's J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan. Meanwhile, in Maryland, Republican's Dan Cox is pitted against Wes Moore.
If Biden loses one or both, it would spell the end of Biden`s legislative agenda, a Reuters analysis said.
- Among other things, Democratic priorities such as abortion rights, family leave and climate change could take a hit if Democrats lose. I
- It will open the door for two years of Republican-led investigations that could potentially damage the White House, the analysis noted. A Republican-led Senate could also block Biden`s nominations for judicial or administrative posts.
- If Republicans secure a House majority, they plan to use the federal debt ceiling as leverage to demand that Biden accept deep spending cuts. The U.S. Treasury is expected to hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit in 2023, and any protracted stalemate that risks a default on the U.S. government`s debt could roil financial markets.
- A Republican Congress would also seek to make the 2017 individual tax cuts passed under Trump permanent. That law slashed top-line tax rates on corporations, a permanent feature that Democrats failed to reverse with control of Congress over the last two years.
- Control of Capitol Hill would give Republicans the power to block aid to Ukraine, but they are more likely to slow or pare back the flow of weapons and economic assistance to Kyiv than stop it.
- With narrow control of the House and the Senate, Biden`s Democrats helped him to fulfill campaign promises to boost clean energy, fight the COVID-19 pandemic and finance the rebuilding of some crumbling roads and bridges.
What is working for biden and what is going against him?
1) Joe Biden is fighting one of the biggest battles already, as the company grapples with fears of recession, and inflation not seen in 4 decades.
2) Sagging popularity could hit Biden in several swing states. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore is widely expected to win back the Republican-held governorship of Democratic Maryland.
3) Weighed down by voter frustrations over rising prices, Biden`s Democrats fear Tuesday`s elections could see them lose control of one or both chambers of Congress - Democratic Maryland and Ohio.
4) Surging inflation and concerns about high crime have led many voters to sour on Biden's leadership.
5) Only 40 per cent of Americans approve of his job performance, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Tuesday.
6) Biden`s warnings about democracy is also not cutting ice and many of his fellow Democrats have emphasised more practical matters, such as their work to lower prescription drug prices and defend the Social Security safety-net program.
7) While Democrats also campaigned on abortion rights, opinion polls show that has faded as a top voter concern.
8) Democratic candidates in many of the most competitive states have sought to distance themselves from the unpopular Biden, with some declining to campaign with him or say whether they would back him for re-election.
What is working for him?
With narrow control of the House and the Senate, Biden`s Democrats helped him to fulfill campaign promises to boost clean energy, fight the COVID-19 pandemic and finance the rebuilding of some crumbling roads and bridges.
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Joe Biden Vs Donald Trump
Will it be the fight to finish or a smooth sailing for the warring factions - Democrats and Republicans? Joe Biden is fighting a battle of his life time with his popularity taking a severe beating amid recessionary fears and inflation not seen in four decades.
One day before midterm elections that could usher in a new era of divided government in Washington, President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump held competing rallies in a final effort to mobilise supporters, continuing a wave of campaign events ahead of Tuesday`s vote.
How to check US midterm elections results
On the night of November 8 or early in the morning on November 9.
On Tuesday, millions of Americans will turn out to cast a ballot in the US midterm elections.
DeSantis held his own, separate events on Sunday in other parts of the state where he stuck to the centrepieces of his reelection campaign, including railing against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The governor's counter political programming avoided antagonising Trump - meaning it didn't deliver the duelling 2024 events that could be in his and Trump's near future.
Not attending the Miami event was Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, who is running for reelection against Democrat Charlie Crist and is widely considered Trump's most formidable challenger if he also were to get into the White House race.
'I will probably have to do it again, but stay tuned,' Trump said, teasing the Monday event. 'We have a big, big rally. Stay tuned for tomorrow night.'
After telling a crowd in Iowa last week that he's 'very, very, very probably' going to run for president again, he again teased the possibility on Sunday and encouraged supporters to watch his Ohio rally.
Trump was campaigning for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's reelection, but also focused on his own political future.
Meanwhile, a Sunday evening Trump rally in Miami, a reference to Nancy Pelosi prompted changes of Lock her up!" ? a stark reminder of the nation's deep divide.
Campaigning in New York for Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday, Biden said Republicans were willing to condone last year's mob attack at the Capitol and that, after the recent assault of Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, some in that party made 'light of it' or were 'making excuses'. "There's never been a time in my career where we've glorified violence based on a political preference," the president said.
In the first national election since the violent January 6 insurrection, the final days of the campaign focused on fundamental questions about the nation's political values.
With more than 41 million ballots already cast, Monday's focus will be ensuring that supporters either meet early voting deadlines or make plans to show up in person on Tuesday. The results will have a powerful impact on the final two years of Biden's presidency, shaping policy on everything from government spending to military support for Ukraine.
Biden's predecessor, former President Donald Trump, will hold his final rally of the campaign in Ohio. As he readies another run for the White House, Ohio holds special meaning for the former president because it was one of the first places where he was able to prove his enduring power among Republican voters. His backing of JD Vance was crucial in helping the author and venture capitalist - and onetime Trump critic - secure the GOP's nomination for a Senate seat.
President Joe Biden is holding a Monday evening rally in Maryland, where Democrats have one of their best opportunities to reclaim a Republican-held governor's seat. The appearance is in line with Biden's late-campaign strategy of sticking largely to Democratic strongholds rather than stumping in more competitive territory, where control of Congress may ultimately be decided.
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