United States President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama campaign in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
for Gram Slattery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is expected in New York on Sunday and Donald Trump in Florida will mobilize voters two days before a tight mid-term election.
According to polls, Republicans are largely favored to take control of the House of Representatives, with uncertainties about the Senate. Single-chamber control would allow Republicans to thwart Democrat Joe Biden’s agenda and initiate potentially damaging investigations.
In recent weeks, momentum has shifted to Republicans, Democratic strategists acknowledge, with voter concerns over inflation and crime surpassing those over abortion after the Supreme Court overturned just national abortion. in June.
The Democrats’ lead in several Senate races, including in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada, has shrunk.
On Sunday, Republican National Committee chairman Ronna McDaniel said she was confident that her party would win both houses of Congress as she hammered home the inflation message.
“It’s the rent. It’s the groceries. It’s about buying a new car because the interest rates are so high. People are really, really struggling right now,” he said. You told CNN “State of the Union”.
Leading Democrats highlighted their work to lower the prices of prescription drugs and portrayed Republicans as a threat to social security and democracy itself.
Republicans, for their part, questioned their opponents’ support for law enforcement and criticized their handling of the US-Mexico border.
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, head of Democratic fundraiser for the House of Representatives, which is also defending his seat, said the election was “on a tightrope” and implicitly questioned Republican engagement. for democracy.
“There are all kinds of things we can improve, but we are responsible adults who believe in this democracy,” Sean Patrick told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
For Democrats, Sunday demonstrations in traditionally pro-party areas represent an opportunity to minimize losses on Tuesday.
Joe Biden will travel to Westchester County, normally safe territory for Democrats but where Republicans are threatening to take over thanks, in part, to relentless posts portraying their opponents as weak to crime and violence.
Joe Biden’s unpopularity, which has led to him not campaigning in some key states, also works against the Democrats. Only 40% of Americans approve of his performance, according to a Reuters / Ipsos poll conducted on Tuesday
Democratic New York State Governor Kathy Hochul faces a tough challenge with Republican Lee Zeldin as Democrats in office in the United States House of Representatives engage in tight battles across the state.
Donald Trump will travel to Miami along with the two senators and several state officials. For years, Florida has rocked back and forth, but it has recently moved to the Republican Party and is not seen as a major battleground for this election.
Donald Trump is stepping up meetings as he plans to embark on a third race for the White House following the midterm elections, according to advisers.
Florida could be key to any nomination race because its Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, is seen by strategists as a formidable contender for the Republican nomination, should he enter the race.
First Lady Jill Biden will attend events in support of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo in Texas on Sunday, while Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Chicago, whose suburb will host two contests in the House of Representatives.
(Report by Gram Slattery, with contributions by Tyler Clifford in New York and Sarah Lynch in Washington, written by Gram Slattery and Arshad Mohammed; French version Kate Entringer)
