Poll results Republicans under him Donald Trump they want Tuesday’s midterm elections to serve as a “warning” to presidential Democrats Joe Bidenbut at the same time gain control of it Congressdespite the Democrats not yet having their last word.

Less than 48 hours before the midterm and local elections, which are “crucial” to the future of “democracy” in the US, as Biden himself and former President Barack Obama have said, the Conservative Party believes it will create a “huge wave” on November 8. .

That’s what Trump, who dreams of running again for president in 2024, predicted on Saturday night at a campaign rally in the key state of Pennsylvania.

Some 40 million voters have already voted, according to the Election Project, and both parties are confident of victory in a politically and culturally polarized country. Democrats, however, are clearly more concerned.

“Big Night” for the Republicans

Republican Senator Rick Scott predicted Tuesday night would be a “big night” for his party, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Young assured ABC that Republicans were “offering reasonable solutions” to Americans’ problems, especially inflation and crime.

Confident of winning, with polls and data showing them ahead, Republicans will “accept” all election results, win or lose, Republican National Committee Chair Rana Romney McDaniel promised CNN.

She said with satisfaction that Republicans have “the right momentum” to win a majority in Congress.

For two years now, the Democrats have had a narrow majority in the House of Representatives and a majority of just one vote – Vice President Kamala Harris – in the Senate.

Polls predict a clear victory for Republicans in the House of Representatives, while they are likely to gain control in the Senate as well.

Questionable results

McDaniel’s commitment is at odds with several statements from candidates close to Trump, who has never conceded defeat in the 2020 presidential election.

Kari Lake, who wants to become governor of Arizona, for example, declined to say whether she would concede defeat if her Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs won the election.

In Wisconsin, outgoing Senator Ron Johnson also did not indicate whether he would accept defeat if her opponent Mandela Barnes won.

About 300 Republicans are ready to contest Tuesday’s election results, according to Democrats and analysts.

Trump: “Save the American Dream”

After a marathon of Republican and Democratic rallies in Pennsylvania, Biden traveled to New York on Sunday night to support outgoing Gov. Katherine Hockol, who polls show is trailing Republican challenger Lee Zeldin.

A new campaign rally in the Democratic stronghold in New York “demonstrates how desperately they are trying to save their majority,” which – if unsuccessful – “will add to Biden’s long list of failures,” the Republican party said in a statement. .

“We’re going to keep that majority,” Sean Maloney, a New York Democrat, told NBC.

In the southeastern United States, in Miami, Florida, where Trump lives, the former president again went on the campaign trail yesterday Sunday, speaking on his Truth Social about the “huge crowd.” On Saturday night, he accused the Democrats of being “communists” and vowed to put an end to the “destruction of the country.” He also called for a “massive Republican wave” to “save the American dream”.

Also on Saturday, Biden, who turns 80 on Nov. 20, and Barack Obama urged voters to “defend democracy.”

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