Polls show Democrats are near certain to take the majority in the House of Representatives and have a real shot at winning the Republican-held Senate.
Key takeaways
Democrats and Trump held final rallies before the US midterm elections, with polls indicating Democrats are likely to win the House and potentially the Senate. A Democratic victory would grant them budget control and investigative powers, ending Republican dominance.
- Polls suggest Democrats are near certain to take the House majority and have a chance at the Senate.
- Winning the House would give Democrats budget power and control over investigative committees.
- Trump campaigned at the Lincoln Memorial, while Democrats faced a hostile campaign labeling them communists.
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Early voting has already seen a record 54 million people cast ballots across the country ahead of Tuesday’s Nov 3 election. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats teed up final get-out-the-vote rallies Monday on the eve of midterm elections where they expect to win at least partial control of Congress and impose political constraints on president Donald Trump for the first time in two years.
Rallies - including by star Democratic Senate candidates James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas - were capping a campaign of breathtaking tension and bitterness.
For his closing argument, Trump chose a speech in Washington at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - a landmark that has become synonymous with the 80-year-old president's obsessive, controversial drive to redevelop the US capital.
