In eight days, it will be two months until the midterm elections, which will determine the future direction of American politics.
A fierce election campaign has begun as the showdown between President Biden's Democrats and former President Trump's still-influential Republican Party becomes clear.
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President Biden's approval rating has improved slightly, averaging 42.3% in various polls as of the 5th of this month, but it is still at a low level due to record inflation.
While there is a view that the Democratic Party is expected to struggle, President Biden is revitalizing his activities, such as visiting states where close battles are expected one after another and giving speeches, in an attempt to make a comeback.
Among them, in a speech given on the 1st in the eastern state of Pennsylvania, he severely criticized former President Trump and his supporters of the opposition Republican Party as "trying to destroy democracy," and stated that he wanted to be a country that respects democracy. is being questioned.
By strengthening criticism of Mr. Trump, President Biden seems to aim to win the support of independents who keep a distance from Mr. Trump.
In response, Mr. Trump held a rally in Pennsylvania on the 3rd and argued, ``President Biden gave a hateful and divisive speech.He is an enemy of the nation.''
With two months until the midterm elections, the confrontation between President Biden and Trump is becoming clearer, and the election campaign is expected to become even more intense.
Republicans dominate the House, fiercely contested Senate
Regarding the midterm election situation, according to the summary of the political information site "Real Clear Politics", as of the 6th of this month, the opposition Republican Party is dominant in the House of Representatives and is gaining momentum to secure a majority of seats.
In the Senate, the ruling Democrats and Republicans are in fierce competition for a majority.
Of these, eight states -- New Hampshire and Pennsylvania in the east, Arizona and Nevada in the west, Georgia and North Carolina in the south, and Ohio and Wisconsin in the Midwest -- have candidates for both parties. It is a close battle.
Under these circumstances, President Biden's approval rating has improved slightly since late July, rising 6 points from 38% in July, which was the lowest since he took office, to 44% in a survey conducted by the research firm "Gallup" last month. did.
Biden's approval ratings have bounced back to 40% from 31% in July, especially among independents.
The survey company said that the reason for his rising approval rating was the enactment of a law to combat climate change, which was one of President Biden's signature policies last month, and that gasoline prices, which had continued to soar, fell. and so on.