We are two weeks away from the midterm elections, which will determine the future direction of American politics.
While there is a view that the opposition Republican Party has the upper hand in the House of Representatives, the Senate is in a close battle to secure a majority, and the election campaign has entered the final stage, and fierce battles are continuing.
Midterm elections in the United States are elections such as Congress held in the middle year of the presidential election every four years, and approximately one-third of the 100 seats in the Senate and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for election.
It will be two weeks until the voting day on the 8th of next month on the 25th, but according to the summary of the political information site "Real Clear Politics", the opposition Republican party is dominant in the House of Representatives, and it is momentum to secure a majority of seats. Meanwhile, Democrats and Republicans are in a tight race to secure a majority in the Senate.
Republicans have stepped up criticism of the Democratic administration of Biden over record inflation and immigration policies as they try to regain control of Congress.
According to the election information site "Five Thirty Eight", the Democratic Party has exceeded the Republican Party on average in various polls since the beginning of August regarding which political party to support in the election, but on the 20th of this month for the first time. Republicans outnumber Democrats.
On the other hand, the Democratic Party has announced that President Biden will promptly work on enacting a federal law that guarantees the right to abortion, and will make an appeal to voters by revealing the release of oil stockpiles to control gasoline prices. Continuing, the election campaign has entered the final stage, and the fierce offense and defense continues.
Expert ``Inflation is gaining momentum in the opposition and Republican parties''
Galston, a senior researcher at the Brookings Institution who specializes in American politics, said of the midterm elections, ``The poll numbers show that Republicans are rebounding where Democrats had the upper hand just a few weeks ago. I don't know to what extent, but we should expect the Republican Party to produce good results."
"Inflation remains voters' top concern in this election, but Democrats don't have much to convince voters about how to deal with inflation," Galston said. Also, the increase in crime in various places will be a factor for voters to decide."
On the other hand, regarding the issue of induced abortion, which has become one of the hottest issues, the growing number of voices calling for the protection of abortion rights has provided a certain tailwind for the Democratic Party, but it has not been as active as it once was. ``It's not strong enough to repel other factors that are going against the Democrats,'' he said.