Democratic candidates cast votes in hopes of 'Blue Wave'

Record ID: 1363071

  • Title: Democratic candidates cast votes in hopes of 'Blue Wave'
  • Date: 6th November 2018
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 6, 2018) (REUTERS) WIDE BEAUTY SHOT OF THE U.S. CAPITOL AGAIN CLOSE UP OF THE AMERICAN FLAG FLYING ABOVE THE CAPITOL
  • Embargoed: 20th November 2018 13:25
  • Keywords: candidates voting U.S. midterm elections voting Trump U.S. Congressional elections campaign polling booths voters U.S. Capitol
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. + HARRISON, NEW JERSEY + ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C. + HARRISON, NEW JERSEY + ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA00395DC2FB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans are casting votes on Tuesday (November 6) to determine the balance of power in the U.S. Congress and shape the future of Donald Trump's presidency.
    The first national elections since Trump captured the White House in a stunning 2016 upset will be a referendum on the polarizing Republican president and his hardline policies, and a test of whether Democrats can turn the energy of the liberal anti-Trump resistance into victories at the ballot box.
    All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, 35 U.S. Senate seats and 36 governorships are up for grabs on Tuesday in elections focused on dozens of competitive races from coast to coast that opinion polls show could go either way.
    Democrats are favored by election forecasters to pick up the minimum of 23 House seats they need for a majority, which would enable them to stymie Trump's legislative agenda and investigate his administration.
    Republicans are expected to retain their slight majority in the U.S. Senate, currently at two seats, which would let them retain the power to approve U.S. Supreme Court and other judicial nominations on straight party-line votes.
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