Trump and Obama trade barbs in closing week of US midterm election
Neither man is on the ballot but Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former President Barack Obama took prominent roles on the campaign trail on Wednesday, with less than a week to go before congressional races that could shift the balance of power in Washington. Thirty-five of the 100 Senate seats and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are being contested next Tuesday.…
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama took prominent roles on the campaign trail on Wednesday, less than a week before congressional races that could change the balance of power in Washington. Trump held a rally in Ohio to support Senator Jon Husted, while Obama rallied Democrats in Georgia for Senator Jon Ossoff.
The upcoming elections feature contests for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 Senate seats. According to France 24, nonpartisan analysts generally favor the Democrats' chances of capturing a House majority, while the Senate contest is considered very close.
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