The US midterm elections have entered the final countdown stage, from the US president to the members of Congress, they are all going their best to compete for more votes for their respective parties. What are the issues that voters are most concerned about in this election? Will they influence the election results?
The US midterm elections have entered the final sprint stage, and both parties have stepped up their voting and momentum at the last moment. According to statistics, in this election, the amount of investment in advertising between the two parties in reached a record $17 billion, far exceeding the 2018 midterm election. Among them, economy, abortion and immigration are the topics that voters are most concerned about.
According to the latest poll by Pew Research Center , 79% of voters are most concerned about economic issues. 82% of adults believe that the U.S. economy is very poor this year. 64% are interested in education, health insurance, and energy policies, while more than half of voters believe that abortion, immigration, and gun issues will influence their votes. The COVID-19 pandemic is almost the last among voters’ priorities, far lower than the 2020 general election.
Former chair of the Department of Politics and professor of International Public Affairs and Political Science Shapiro:
Republican Voters are concerned about economy, crime, and immigration. Democratic voters care about the economy and abortion. The biggest problem is to prevent the other party from winning a major victory in the election, thus preventing them from governing.
Less than a week since midterm elections , the Federal Reserve announced another rate hike of hike again on November 2, which is the sixth rate hike of the Federal Reserve this year and the fourth consecutive time that the interest rate hike of 75 basis points. U.S. inflation has also reached its highest peak in decades. With the housing market tightening and stock market turmoil, people across the United States are worried about their personal financial situation and the overall economy.
U.S. Consumer News and Business Channel11 polls showed that nearly 90% of Americans believe that inflation is having a huge impact on themselves and their families, and 585% of people believe that U.S. economy will experience a recession in 2023. Among the American adult population under 40, only 10% of expressed strong support for the actions taken by the Biden administration to resist inflation.
and Biden recently went to Oregon to assist in the election, once described the US economy as "amazingly strong", and his views on the economy also caused controversy on the Internet.
U.S. President Biden:
Our economy is amazingly strong. There is inflation all over the world, and compared with the United States, other countries are even worse. So the problem is lack of economic growth and sound policies in other countries, and it is not our problem.
Although economic issues may be detrimental to the Democratic Party, abortion issues may help the Democratic Party make a comeback. After U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 "Roy v. Wade" ruling that confirmed the nationwide abortion rights, many democrats, moderates and even a small number of conservative voters were upset that some states restricted abortion or defined abortion as a "crime."
Phoenix TV reporter in the United States Chen Yingqian:
Do you think abortion is still the primary issue that people pay attention to? Will people's anger at the Supreme Court's ruling prompt more people to vote?
Former Director of the Department of Politics and Professor of International Public Affairs and Political Science Shapiro:
After the Supreme Court ruling was announced, it directly became the force for the Democratic Party to mobilize voters. Democratic Party voter registration has increased, with a huge increase. Before the abortion ruling, Republican voters actually registered higher and higher. But after the abortion ruling, the Republican advantage was offset.
and Another major difference in American public opinion is the issue of immigration. The latest data from the Pew Research Center shows that two-thirds of Republicans believe that the immigration issue is "very important" and is more than twice that of Democrats. Republicans believe that the surge in illegal immigration will be linked to the rise in drug and crime rates.Before the election, Governor DeSantis also took a charter flight full of undocumented immigrants to a "demonstration" near Biden's hometown of Delaware for a "demonstration".
The midterm election is approaching, Biden has not focused on the economic issues that voters are most concerned about, but emphasizes more on "defending democracy" and warns of possible "political violence" incidents. experts said that Biden's move was to remove voters' attention from the high inflation crisis. However, we will wait and see how effective works.
Phoenix Observation: The US midterm elections tear apart the society, and the mask of democracy is broken all over
The US midterm elections have entered the final countdown stage. What problems do this election reflect within the United States? The following is excerpted from the comments and analysis of current affairs commentator Zheng Hao -
The US midterm election refers to the congressional election. All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives must be elected, and 1/3 of the Senate must be elected, and almost 35 seats must be elected.
Although the US midterm election is not a presidential election, it is an outpost of the 2024 presidential election, and It determines the current presidential administration of the United States, that is, the future direction of the Biden administration's policies. This election is also unique, at least it is significantly different from previous midterm elections, mainly due to the controversial and violent US presidential election in 2020.
The current situation in the United States, including various economic and social contradictions, is also affecting the midterm elections of the US Congress this year. election is destined to be a very controversial and even violent election.
first, the voting for this election has actually been held in advance for more than 36 million. But in some states and cities, the voting process is already full of controversy. Some Republicans even began to say that they found that there were problems with the ballots and some blank tickets were sent out, but they did not send them to the electors. These demands are the same as the 2020 presidential election, and Republicans are still struggling with the so-called fairness of this election, whether there will be fraud or vote manipulation, etc.
Second, Trump Everything is also publicly saying "We are back again", or this election is still a manipulative election. In other words, Trump is still using the so-called reasons for his defeat in 2020 to question the congressional election.
Also for the Democrats, they believe that the so-called democratic values and democratic electoral system in the United States have been threatened and impacted. In fact, the so-called American democratic system in has been destroyed in name only, and the so-called democratic mask has been broken. In such a serious social rift, in the United States, some extreme and even very violent groups are still constantly advocating not to use votes to elect who, but to use fists and weapons to elect your government. Under the influence of public opinion such as
, there is no justice, fairness, and democracy in the United States now. Many commentators and media have already issued warnings on this.
So, although this election focuses on domestic problems, including abortion, gun crime, inflation , it will inevitably lead to further tear in society. From the current perspective, it is probably a high probability that the Democrats will lose the House of Representatives seat. If the House of Representatives is manipulated by the Republican Party, Biden's governing ability will be greatly weakened. The Biden administration may be a "lame government" in the next two years, and the policy direction of all aspects of American society is a huge question mark.
Another thing that must be reminded that the FBI has issued a notice to U.S. states to pay close attention to the tendency of violence. has seen violent groups in some states, especially swing states, , publicly calling for non-recognition of the election results online and using their actions to overturn the election results.We must be careful in the future. The series of social problems brought about by this US election may be more serious, and the social division in the US will be even more serious.
Source: Phoenix TV Information Station
Edited by: Mumu
