Election Day has begun in the United States: Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, Colorado, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and counties and cities such as New York are voting on the renewal of local offices, including governors, secretaries of state, mayors, advisers and judges at the Supreme Court. For Joe Biden it is the first test a year after the presidential election. The overall result could reassure Democrats after recent disastrous polls that gave Donald Trump a commanding lead in five key states, or confirm base concerns about the president’s decline in popularity. In Virginia, one of the following tests, the 140 members of the General Assembly will be elected, with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin hoping for a majority in the House of Representatives, wresting the Senate from Democrats and securing control of Richmond. A disappointing result from progressives could send a negative signal to the White House.
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Especially at the top of the White House polls, the survey conducted by the New York Times together with Siena College caused a stir. According to YouTrend, the poll suggests that preparations for the outgoing president will be complicated given the likely challenge with Trump. A year before the elections, the American tycoon would be ahead in 5 out of 6 key states, “six states where Joe Biden won in 2020 but which will probably be very close in a year”.