Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8, Americans will be called to the polls to renew all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate in Washington. Several governorships and local offices are also disputed. Last weekend President Joe Biden and his predecessor Barack Obama They urged people to vote to protect American democracy at rallies in Pennsylvania, where former President Donald Trump also called for “saving the American dream.”
Democrats Biden and Obama and Republican Trump attended rallies in this disputed northeastern US state ahead of tomorrow’s vote that will lay the groundwork for the 2024 presidential election.
“Democracy is literally on the ballot. This is a pivotal moment for the nation, and we must all speak with one voice,” Biden said in Philadelphia, the late 18th-century birthplace of the US Constitution.
critical moment
Addressing the crowd Saturday night in Philadelphia, former President Barack Obama argued that Tuesday’s election was vital to America’s future. “Truth, facts, logic, reason and decency, everything is at stake at the ballot box. Democracy itself is at stake. The stakes are high!” Obama said.
In the state of Pennsylvania, where Philadelphia is located, all eyes are on the vote for a Senate seat. Currently, Republicans and Democrats have 50 seats each, and Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, provides the casting vote. That means losing even one seat could see Democrats lose control of the upper house of Congress.
According to polls, voting in Pennsylvania is very close.
Mehmet Oz, a doctor turned TV star by former President Donald Trump, is running for Republican.
Democratic hopes rest on John Fetterman, the state’s current lieutenant governor, who was previously the mayor of a small town hard-hit by deindustrialization. Fetterman is famous for his size and his penchant for sweats and shorts. The race is tight for the Republican.
With the midterm elections widely viewed as a referendum on the incumbent president, it remains to be seen which route the United States will take this time.
Latinos, a key player in the face of ‘red tide’
Courted by everyone in Florida, where they make up 27% of the population, Latinos can give Republicans a clear electoral victory in that state, including Miami, a Democratic stronghold at risk of being swamped by the “red tide.” (Republican).
Across the country, Latinos overwhelmingly favor Democrats, although support in the 2020 election fell compared to the 2016 election, which Donald Trump won. The issues that move the polls are migration and abortion.