America’s “mother of all battles”

The midterm elections for the US Congress, which will be held tomorrow, may be the first to witness a fierce and unprecedented conflict of competition in which all weapons of the media, politics and personal accusations are used, to the point of defamation, to the extent that some American writers spoke of “hatred” and “revenge.” And “a fight between presidents,” which indicates that American democracy is also at stake, for reasons that have become known and related to the rise of the far right and populist rhetoric that launches racist slogans against people of color and immigrants, and threatens to reject the election results, as did former President Donald Trump, whose positions led to the overrunning of the Capitol by an extremist mob on January 6, 2021, which he described as a “rebellion against democracy.”

In these elections, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are renewed, and one-third of the Senate’s 35 seats out of 100 deputies are renewed, and they are elected every 6 years at a rate of one-third every two years, and 36 state governors are elected out of a total of 50 governors.

Domestic crises play a decisive role in determining voters’ choices with unprecedented inflation, rising illegal immigration across the border with Mexico, the issue of racism and violence that has seen an alarming rise in the past few years targeting people of color, abortion that 22 percent of Americans consider their first issue, and human rights Women and minorities, in addition to the threat to American democracy.

There are files related to international issues that have reflected on the economy and the level of security that Americans feel, especially the Ukrainian war and its repercussions, the worsening crisis with China, North Korean missiles, in addition to the Iranian nuclear file.

All of these files constitute the substance of the conflict between the Republican Party led by Trump, who came to the scene with all its weight waving to return to the battle to regain the White House, and President Joe Biden, who used former presidents such as Barack Obama, to join him in the battle for fear of the Republicans taking control of Congress, which makes his administration « Lame Duck” will face difficulty in completing its economic and social program, in addition to obstructing the continuation of support for Ukraine amid calls to stop this support. And Republican control will pose a threat to his battle in 2024 to stay in the White House for a second term.

There is talk of a possible “republican tsunami,” as expected by the Axios news site, but the polls do not always reflect the voters’ choices, because most of them are politicized and serve political goals. Therefore, we must wait to see what the “mother of all battles” electoral boxes will carry.