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Can the president Joe Biden maintain their slim majorities in Congress USA? Or will control of the Senate and House of Representatives revert to the Republicans, who will try to obstruct the president’s policies? The answer will come on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, during the mid-term elections, in which the House of Representatives, 30 Senate seats, 36 governorships and practically all local assemblies are at stake.
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These midterm elections become in fact a referendum on the occupant of the White House. In more than 160 years, the president’s party has rarely escaped punishment.
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What is chosen?
As happens every two years, the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are in play.
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In the Senate, which has 100 seats with six-year terms, it will renew 35 seats who will begin their mandate on January 3, 2023.
Americans will also elect the governors of 36 of the 50 states in the Union, as well as a host of local officials.
What do the polls say?
According to the latest polls, the Republican opposition has a good chance of winning between 10 and 25 seats in the lower house, more than enough to snatch most.
Instead, the polls are more mixed on the fate of the Senatebut Republicans seem to have the upper hand there, too.
double referendum
Although the name of Joe Biden does not appear on the ballot, many Americans see this election as a referendum on the president.
But these elections are also a great test for the political future of donald trumpwho launched headlong into the campaign, multiplying rallies across the country.
For both, who are flirting with running for the 2024 elections, the result of the mid-term elections could presage a possible re-edition of the 2020 presidential elections.
What’s at stake?
The impact of these elections will be decisive throughout the country.
Biden he implores Americans to trust him with enough majorities to bypass congressional rules that currently prevent him from legalizing abortion nationwide or banning assault rifles.
In almost all his speeches he insists that the future of abortion, firearms and the health system will depend on the result of this vote.
For your partRepublicans promise to lead a fierce fight against inflation, immigration, crime and continue their crackdown on transgender athletes.
Some of them are also considering cutting off Washington’s aid to Ukraine.
The candidates of the “Grand Old Party” also promised that, if they obtain a legislative majority, they will open a series of parliamentary investigations against Biden, his adviser on the pandemic Anthony Fauci and his Justice Minister Merrick Garland.
They also plan to bury the work of the parliamentary commission investigating the attack on Congress by supporters of Trump in January 2021.
Source: Elcomercio
I, Ronald Payne, am a journalist and author who dedicated his life to telling the stories that need to be said. I have over 7 years of experience as a reporter and editor, covering everything from politics to business to crime.
