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The US midterm elections
held on november 8 2022
what are the mid terms?
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several major states also have elections for their governor / local officials + referendums (on abortion rights for instance)
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Historically, the political party holding the White house loses seats in the house of representatives in midterm elections. On average, the president's party loses 30 house seats in the midterm. In 2010, Democrats lost 63 seats, the most since 1938
In 2002 during W.Bush's first term in office, Republicans gained seats in the House. Since WW II, the party in power has gained House seats in just one other midterm : 1998
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In all races exept th Presidential race, the candidate who wins the majority of popular vote is elected into the office
elections are held at three levels : federal, state and local
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Two party system
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Democrat (Joe Biden)
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about three-quarters of democrats are confident that midterms will be conducted fairly, compared with only about half of Republicans (70% of candidates from republican party claimed that they were doubts on last presidential elections...)*
the issues
early 2022 : immigration, crime and the cost of living
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Republicans trying to turn the focus back to inflation, immigration and violent crime
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Ballot Measures - Kentucky rejects measures to deny abortion protection in the state constitution , did not work
latest updates
17/11/22 - House : dem 211, Rep 218 / Senate Dem 50 , REP 49
Trust on US elections
January 6 capital riots over the certification of the 2020 presidential election ( a group of trump suporters stormed a building over what they throught was a stolen election) : turning point
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voter intimidation
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groups
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small but highly visible, and speaks regularly at country board meetings
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true the vote, the organisation behind 2000 mules (documentaire complotiste)
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