His control Congress all 50 American states, but also their political future Joe Biden as well as Donald Trump judge in today’s decisive battle intermediate products (between two presidential elections) elections for United States.

Until yesterday, 41 million citizens had already cast their ballots either by physical presence at the polling station or by mail-in voting, more than any previous number and due to the sharp polarization that has characterized American political life in recent years. In the past, turnout in midterm elections has been low, much lower than in presidential elections, but the accession of Donald Trump to the presidency after his victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016 has sharply heated the political atmosphere in the country. In the 2018 midterm elections, the participation rate reached 50%, surpassing any previous rate since 1914.

Republicans are hoping for a big wave in their favor, which will allow them to change relations in Congress and gain control of both chambers. To do this, they need to win just five seats in the House of Representatives, which are currently held by Democrats, and one corresponding seat in the Senate. Recent opinion polls have predicted they will succeed fairly easily in the House of Representatives, while in the Senate the battle has been written off as marginal.

Depending on whether the expected Republican “red tide” turns out to be a light wave or a political tsunami, it is quite possible that Americans will fall into their beds tonight, not knowing who has won the battle in Congress. Some states take weeks to count all ballots as they allow citizens to vote until today with mail-in ballots that arrive at their destination in a few days. In the state of Georgia, from which a battle for the Senate cannot be ruled out if no senatorial candidate wins more than 50%, a rematch between the first two is expected to take place on December 6.

Republicans are hoping for a big win, while Democrats are hoping to keep the Senate.

Over the weekend, Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Donald Trump drove through Pennsylvania, another key state for the Senate battle. The current and former Democratic president jointly urged voters to go to the polls, arguing that the stakes in the election are protecting the American Republic from Trumpist Republicans who are challenging, even violently, the election results.

While the ever-charismatic Obama evoked a wave of enthusiasm among Democrats in every state he appeared in, this was not the case with Biden. Due to his low popularity, he was forced to limit his presence to “certain” Democratic states, as he was generally not needed by those who ran in their elections in more dualistic states. It is characteristic that yesterday the American president ended his campaign speeches in Maryland, one of the safest states for the “blue” camp, and not in one of the disputed ones, as one might expect.

For his part, Donald Trump ended his dynamic campaign yesterday in Ohio, one of the campaign’s key states. Last week, the former president said he was “very, very, very likely” to seek re-election in 2024 despite strong backlash against his potential candidacy, even from some Republicans. Rana Romney McDaniel, chairman of the Republican National Committee, seemed confident in her party’s victory, assuring them that whether they win or lose, the party’s candidates will accept all the results of the election.

Rift

One of the latest stops in Donald Trump’s particularly tumultuous re-election campaign has been Florida, where he lives. The field must be considered favorable to the former president, as Gov. Ron DeSandes has been one of his staunchest supporters in the past, following his policy decisions on the most important issues. But on Sunday, the two men spoke at separate rallies, documenting their growing estrangement, which tends to escalate into rivalry. DeSandes did not attend the Trump rally in Miami because he said he was not invited and chose to speak at another rally in western Florida. Hours earlier, Saturday night, Trump had ridiculed the governor at another campaign event by paraphrasing his name as “Ron the moralist.” The reason for all of this is simple: The 44-year-old governor is a rising Republican star and is seen as one of the strongest possible contenders for the 2024 presidential nomination, which would put him head-on with Trump. . Polls within the Republican Party currently place him in second place, but by a wide margin from the first Trump.