Midterm Stakes: Trump labels Tuesday's vote the most critical of our era
The president called Democratic nominees radical and warned that control of the House and Senate hangs in the balance.
By Chloe Phillips ·
President Donald Trump stood by the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on Monday to deliver his final campaign message before the November 3 midterms. He told the crowd that these were the most important elections of their lives. The speech marked the end of a grueling travel schedule that included twenty-five rallies across the country.
Trump focused much of his remarks on renovation projects in the capital and the White House. He then shifted to the political stakes, claiming the Democratic Party had nominated the most radical and dangerous candidates in U.S. history. He described the opposition nominees as dangerous and even yihadists, a label he applied specifically to Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for the Senate seat in Michigan.
El-Sayed would become the first Muslim senator in U.S. history if he wins the election. Trump repeated the accusation that El-Sayed is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood during this campaign. The president framed the upcoming vote as a fight against a radical left wing that threatens the nation's stability.
Polling data released ahead of Tuesday's vote suggests a challenging environment for the Republican majority. A forecast model from Decision Desk HQ gives Democrats an 84 percent chance of taking control of the House of Representatives. That probability is five points higher than it was one week ago.
In the Senate, the same data aggregator assigns a 65 percent likelihood that Democrats will reclaim the majority. That figure is eight percentage points higher than the estimate from seven days prior. The numbers reflect a tightening race in several key states, including Texas, Iowa, and Kansas. Trump campaigned heavily in these Republican bastions, which recent surveys indicate are leaning Democratic.
Voters will decide the fate of all 435 seats in the House and 35 seats in the Senate on Tuesday. The ballot also includes more than thirty state gubernatorial races and various local offices. The outcome will determine which party holds the legislative agenda in Congress for the next two years.
Source: WTMO-CD
