United States: In an effort to stop a Republican "red wave" in this week's midterm elections, US President Joe Biden is all set to mobilize American voters in support of democracy. He hoped to prevent Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
"If you all come and vote, democracy wins, not a joke," the 79-year-old said while addressing a rally in New York ahead of Tuesday's election.
"It's time for your generation to stand up for it. It's time to play it safe. It's time to pick it up," Biden told a St. Lawrence University audience.
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Trump held a rival rally in Miami, the southernmost point of the Atlantic Coast, in support of Florida Republican candidates, but his own political future took center stage.
Wearing his trademark red hat, the 76-year-old joked, "I'll probably have to do it again. Stay tuned" for his final campaign rally, which will take place on Monday night in Ohio, a Midwestern state.
The crowd shouted back, "Four more years!" - The term of the US presidency - "Again!" With reading prompts.
As of recent polls, Republicans are leading the fight for the House of Representatives, and they're also leading the way in crucial Senate contests as voters attempt to vent their displeasure over four decades of high inflation and a rise in illegal immigration. We do. ,
Although early voting has already been completed by millions of Americans, Tuesday's vote will probably be crucial.
Democrats were putting a brave face on their prospects with all 435 House seats, a third of the 100-member Senate and a third of the state positions, but the most recent elections have put them on the backfoot.
Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia predicted it would serve as a wake-up call for Vice President Biden and that his party was offering "common-sense solutions" to problems such as inflation and crime.
Often, midterm elections in the US are seen as a vote on the president, whose party typically loses seats in Congress, especially if, as with Biden, the president's approval rating is less than 50%.
According to a recent NBC News poll, which pertains to Democrats, 72% of voters thought the country was headed in the wrong direction, while 21% thought it was.
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Mehmet Oz, a Republican running for Senate in Pennsylvania, carried that message to the crowd at his rally on Sunday.
He asked the crowd in the Pittsburgh suburbs, "How many of you are worried about America right now?" And there was thunderous applause.
Paul Nelson, 80, a longtime Republican from suburban Philadelphia who sees two priorities for America: low inflation and tighter border controls with Mexico to curb drug trafficking, found the theme resonating.
Nelson, wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with the American flag, said, "If Republicans can take over Congress, we get a President like Trump. Once again, we'll be at Trump's conclusion."
Party president Ronna McDaniel sought to reassure voters that Republicans would accept the result - even if they lost - to bring a renewed focus on the former president's voting conspiracy theories and his camp about the upcoming midterm results. with. In the light of doubts raised by several candidates
At a rally in Philadelphia, Biden warned that "democracy is literally on the ballot" and referred to the election as "a defining moment for the nation". He has repeatedly cited Trump supporters' growing acceptance of election conspiracy theories as a major cause for deep concern.
However, there is little evidence that Biden's dire predictions have made things better for him; Polls show that Democrats find it difficult to persuade voters on everyday issues that matter to the election.
Democrats have opposed the idea that Republicans would essentially control Congress. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney in charge of the Democratic congressional campaign told NBC that "we're going to maintain this majority" and claimed Vice President Biden was unfairly "bomb rap" for inflation and got enough credit for achievements. was. was not. Like job growth.
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However, Biden's decision to travel to New York on Sunday to endorse Democratic Governor Cathy Hochul, who is up for re-election against an unexpectedly powerful Republican challenger, is a sign of how uneasy his camp is.