Instead, they are expected to launch investigations of Administration officials Hunter Biden, the President’s son and Biden himself. Republicans, if they gain control of the House, will end the work of the Select Committee investigating Trump’s role in the attack on the Capitol by his supporters, on January 6, 2021. If that pattern continues and Democrats lose their narrow majority in the House or the Senate, Biden’s ability to enact significant legislation and nominate judges will be blocked. The party that controls the White House has typically lost seats in Congress after the President’s first two years in office. Historical voting trends work against the Democrats. As Election Day approached, it appeared that Republican election deniers in Arizona, for example, could be elected. If candidates backed by Trump win state offices that certify election results, Trump and his supporters could control the counting of votes in the 2024 Presidential election in key battleground states that Trump lost two years ago. for years to come, experts say, and could end the tradition of candidates accepting voters’ choices and conceding defeat. This year’s election could decide the direction of the G.O.P. primaries, far-right, Trump-backed candidates who endorse Trump’s false claim that the last election was stolen generally beat moderate Republican leaders, such as the Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney. The outcome of Tuesday’s voting will signal whether economic concerns or abortion played a more pivotal role.įor Republicans eying a bid for the Presidency in 2024, the midterms will provide the latest evidence of Donald Trump’s potential strength if he runs again, and of his success in his ongoing effort to undermine trust in elections. In the aftermath of the Court’s decision on abortion rights, some Republican leaders, fearing an energized Democratic base, sought to distance themselves from the ruling, even though the Party had made the reversal of Roe a linchpin of its platform for decades. Republicans, for their part, have blamed Biden and his party for soaring inflation-the highest in decades-and unstable gas prices, which have placed economic concerns among the issues cited by voters as most important in their ballot selections. The Party has also pledged to safeguard abortion rights, a cornerstone of Democrats’ campaign since the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. In their appeals to voters, Democrats have touted the creation of ten million jobs, Biden’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, and the passage of historic climate legislation, along with the President’s support for unions, his reductions of prescription-drug prices, and his forgiveness of some student-loan debt. With Republican election deniers on the ballot for key offices in a number of battleground states, the consequences could prove profound for the Presidential election in 2024.Īlthough President Biden isn’t on the ballot this year, voters’ perception of his first two years in office will be reflected in the results. At stake is control of the House, the Senate, and thirty-six governors’ mansions.
Ballots are now being counted, a process that could take days in certain states. The first polls have closed in the 2022 midterms.
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