US votes in mid-term polls crucial for Biden; Trump preps for comeback

HY News 09 November, 2022 12:06 pm IST
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Americans on Tuesday cast the final ballots in the US midterm elections that will determine whether Democrats lose control of Congress and with it the ability to push forward on President Joe Biden’s agenda in the next two years.

Earlier on Monday, US President Joe Biden warned that the country's democratic institution can weaken if the Republicans come into power. It would also be much of the achievements made during his presidency.

"Today we face an inflection point. We know in our bones that our democracy's at risk and we know that this is your moment to defend it," said Biden while addressing a crowd at Bowie State University, a historically Black college outside Washington. Biden’s comments reflected the deep political divide in the United States ahead of November 8 elections that could see Republicans win control of one or both chambers of Congress.

In the meantime, Republicans have blamed Biden’s administration for rising prices and crime, two top voter concerns. But dozens of candidates also have echoed former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of fraud in his 2020 election defeat. Some of them could end up as governors or election administrators in battleground states and play a central role in the 2024 presidential race.

Thirty-five Senate seats and all 435 House of Representatives seats are on the ballot. Republicans are widely favoured 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.

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