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Trump wrapped up a month-long midterm blitz with a Lincoln Memorial closing event. He described Democrats as the most dangerous ever during the closing remarks.
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Final pitch before vote
President Donald Trump ended the midterm campaign season on Monday by calling the Democratic Party’s candidates “the most extreme and dangerous” in American history, speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on the eve of November 3 elections. Trump told the crowd, “These are the most dangerous candidates ever put up,” and he said the elections were “the most important midterm, I believe, in our lifetime.” Trump said Republicans “gave this a very strong shot” while acknowledging that historically, the president’s party “doesn’t win the midterms.”
“These are the most dangerous candidates ever put up.”
Trump also announced the Reflecting Pool will reopen after months of repairs and talked about other renovation projects he has ordered around Washington, including claims that the pool was “vandalized badly.” Trump closed out his remarks by saying, “We’re booming like we’ve never boomed before,” and he added that “We have cameras all over the place now for the vandals.”
Polls, Latino turnout, and stakes
DW reported that the latest surveys ahead of Tuesday's US elections forecast a major shift in favor of the Democrats in the race for Congress, with the possibility that Donald Trump could begin the second half of his presidency with a hostile Legislature. DW said the most recent poll from The New York Times and Siena estimates that Republicans will lose Senate races in Michigan, Texas, Maine, Ohio, Kansas, and Alaska, while Iowa remains without a clear winner. Trump’s approval among Latino voters has fallen to 24%, and 55% consider that their vote in the legislative elections will be a way to express opposition to Trump.
Pew Research Center researcher Luis Noé-Bustamante said, “Latino voting continues to rise in potential and importance in United States elections,” and he also warned, “higher motivation does not guarantee higher turnout at the polls.” Univision said the November 3 elections will define who has greater leverage to push or block legislative initiatives during the second half of Trump’s term, which ends in January 2029.
If Congress flips
Univision laid out scenarios for what happens if Democrats regain the House of Representatives, seize the Senate, or gain control of both chambers, saying the outcome would affect the White House’s legislative agenda, immigration policies, the federal budget, and appointments of officials and judges. If Democrats obtain the majority in the House, they could lead the main committees of the lower house and use oversight powers to investigate the decisions of the Republican administration, including hearings, requesting documents, and issuing subpoenas. Even if Democrats win the majority in both chambers, Trump retains the power to veto bills passed by Congress, and to override a presidential veto, two-thirds of the votes in both chambers are required.
Le Monde.fr described the midterms as approaching on November 3 and framed Trump’s political situation around the war in Iran and the surge in gasoline prices, citing $2.98 (€2.66) per gallon at the end of February and $4.28 today. Le Monde.fr also said the candidate Donald Trump had promised that the cost of living would be quickly brought under control and that no new external military adventure would be undertaken.