The Democratic Representative said that 78% of Muslims voted in the recent US elections, stressing that it is important for the Democratic Party to realize that voting for it means that they are loyal to it, and that it must take into account the interests of Muslims who vote for it.
It is noteworthy that the US midterm elections are held every two years to select all members of the House of Representatives, 35 members of the Senate and 36 state governors.
While Democrats seek to maintain their majority in the Senate and House of Representatives, Republicans aspire to grab a majority in one or both chambers.
Nick Rahal, a former Democratic Representative from West Virginia, expressed pessimism about the Democrats' chances in the midterm elections, and suggested that the Republican and Democratic parties would be equal in this election, but the party that would have a minority in the Senate would continue to block the president regardless of the outcome of the election.
The guest of an episode (10/24/2022) of "The Story is Rest" program considered that the state of division and problems in the United States are linked to a discourse that is being promoted in the streets and on television channels, and the goal is to try to frighten the American people.
On the possibility of the return of former President Donald Trump, Rahal said that this would mean that Trump would be granted a non-entry card to prison, which is where he is supposed to be, stressing that the US Department of Justice will continue its pursuit of the leaked documents.
While Trump was accused of doing a lot to tear up the US Constitution, Rahal made it clear that the previous elections were fair and free, and that their rejection by the former president and his supporters was a terrible atrocity, stressing that the goal was not to accept Joe Biden's eligibility to lead the United States of America.
Optimism about the Republican victory and the return of Trump
For his part, Trent Franks, the former Republican Representative from Arizona, expected that Republicans would be able to control the House and Senate in the midterm elections, pointing to the increase in inflation rates, the decline in purchasing power and the decline in the economic situation in general, in addition to problems in the era of Democrats.
He accused the American media of siding with the Democrats, and even being an integral part of the Democratic Party.
Regarding hate speech and division in American society, Franks launched a major attack on President Joe Biden, and said that the policies pursued by his administration and the Democratic Party are moving the United States towards the socialist direction, accusing Democrats of ignoring the state of violence in the country.
While he said that Trump is popular in the Republican Party and that he is fighting for America and the freedom of people in the whole world, the former Republican representative from Arizona indicated that if the Republicans win the midterm elections, there will be an increase in oil and gas production, and what he called the practices of the Ministry of Justice will be put in place. America is under intense scrutiny.
The US Congress consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives, which includes 435 members who are elected every two years, and the Senate, which consists of 100 members, representing two members for each state, and membership lasts for 6 years.
The pivotal powers granted by the Constitution to Congress explain the fierce competition between Republicans and Democrats for a majority in it.