Americans elect congressmen and local authorities – Republic

AFP

From morning Americans vote in elections to the Congress, which – according to forecasts will strengthen the position of Republicans, giving them a majority in the Senate. At the same time elections are held governors – in 36 out of 50 states – and state legislatures and local authorities.

The first polling stations opened at. 6 local time (12 Polish time) in eight states in the east of the country. The premises on the west coast of the country will be closed for hours. 5 Polish time on Wednesday, and the last voter to vote in Alaska and Hawaii.

As usual, every two years, Americans elect one third of the 100-member Senate and the entire 435-member House of Representatives. Projections suggest that the Republican Party (GOP) at least a dozen seats to strengthen its dominant position in the House of Representatives. The main battle takes place on the Senate for eight years under the control of the Democrats. Republicans, who criticize President Barack Obama made a campaign theme, are confident that will gain the necessary six seats to gain a majority in the upper house of parliament. According to analysis by belonging to the “New York Times” online platform Upshot statistical chances of the Republicans to take control of the Senate now stands at 70 percent. They have a very large advantage in Montana, West Virginia and South Dakota; also large in Arkansas. In about eight states where Democratic senators apply for re-election fight is aligned, but in the majority of the Republican candidates have a slight advantage in the polls, including in Colorado, Alaska and Iowa.

Commentators agree that if these predictions come true, Obama the last two years that remained to him in the office of the president, will be even harder to implement its program. But Obama now could not count on the cooperation of the polarized Congress. Republicans blocked the vast majority of its initiatives, including immigration reform, tax law, raising the minimum wage, increased investment in infrastructure or exacerbation of the right to bear arms. Winning the Senate will be easier for them to block various appointments of judges or members of the government. Despite invested in the campaign record (as in half-elections, held in mid-term president) $ 4 billion (including 1.5 million on television, mostly negative, spots election), it is expected to be quite low, not exceeding 40 per cent. attendance. Polls showed that Americans have little interest in these elections; much more motivated to go to the polls were Republicans. Therefore, the last days of the campaign spent on encouraging Democrats to vote.

– Ukraine recently had elections. They have a war, and the turnout was 60 percent. We have no excuses to just give up – appealed on Sunday, Barack Obama.

The mid-term elections almost always produce losses for the party in Congress, the president, but this race is extremely difficult for the Democrats because m.in . on the unpopularity of Obama. Only approx. 40 per cent. Americans appreciates his work; least since the beginning of his presidency. Democrats not really help to better economic data – the majority of voters said that they personally do not feel better, because wages have not increased.

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Americans elect congressmen and local authorities – Republic