World News | Biden and Trump to file final appeals ahead of key midterm elections

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (AP) — An election year that has unfolded against a backdrop of economic turmoil, the revocation of federal abortion rights and widespread concerns about the future of democracy is ending with a final full day of campaigning as leaders of both parties will Post an urgent appeal to their supporters during the campaign.

President Joe Biden is holding a Monday night rally in Maryland, where Democrats have one of the best chances to retake the Republican-controlled gubernatorial seat. The emergence is in line with Biden’s strategy late in the campaign to stick primarily to Democratic strongholds rather than bogged down in more competitive fields that could ultimately dictate control of Congress.

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His predecessor, former President Donald Trump, will hold his final campaign rally in Ohio. As he prepares to run for the White House again, Ohio holds special significance for the former president because it is one of the first places where he can prove his enduring power among Republican voters. His support for JD Vance was critical in helping the writer and venture capitalist — and one-time Trump critic — secure the Republican nomination for the Senate seat.

With more than 41 million votes cast, Monday’s focus will be on making sure supporters either complete the early voting deadline or make plans to show up in person on Tuesday. The outcome would have huge implications for the final two years of a Biden presidency, affecting policy on everything from government spending to military support for Ukraine.

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In the first national elections since the violent uprising of 6 January, the final days of the campaign focused on fundamental questions about the country’s political values.

While campaigning for Gov. Kathy Hochul in New York on Sunday, Biden said Republicans were willing to tolerate the mob attack on the Capitol last year, and that the recent move by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Some in the party made “light” or “excuses” after Pelosi’s attack.

“Never in my career have we had a time to glorify violence based on political preference,” the president said.

Meanwhile, Trump’s reference to Nancy Pelosi at a rally in Miami on Sunday night sparked a “lock her up!” change — a stark reminder of the nation’s deep divisions.

Trump is running for the re-election of Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, but is also focused on his own political future. After telling crowds in Iowa last week that he was “very, very, very likely” to run for president again, he teased the possibility again on Sunday and encouraged supporters to watch his rally in Ohio.

“I may have to do it again, but stay tuned,” Trump said while teasing Monday’s event. “We have a big rally. Stay tuned tomorrow night.”

Not at the Miami event was Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running for re-election with Democrat Charlie Crist, who would be caught if he also ran for the White House. Widely regarded as Trump’s most formidable challenger.

DeSantis, who held his own separate event elsewhere in the state on Sunday, stuck to the core of his re-election campaign, including opposing demands for a COVID-19 vaccine. The governor’s anti-political plan avoids angering Trump — meaning it doesn’t provide for a possible 2024 duel between him and Trump in the near future.

Trump said Sunday that Florida will “re-elect Ron DeSantis as your governor.” But he was more confrontational at Saturday’s Pennsylvania rally, calling Florida’s governor “Ron DeSanctimonios.”

The race has been brewing for more than a year as DeSantis takes increasingly bold steps to boost his national profile and build a deep fundraising network — even though Trump remains undoubtedly the party’s most popular leader. Welcome leaders.

For Democrats across the country, meanwhile, the focus is on their narrow control of the House and Senate, which could disappear after Tuesday.

Amid soaring inflation, fears of crime and pessimism about the direction of the country, voters are likely to condemn the party that controls the White House and Congress. History shows that the ruling party will suffer heavy losses in the medium term.

Biden has shown that democracy in the country is on the ballot, and the first lady traveled to Texas on Sunday to sound a similar alarm.

“This election matters a lot,” Jill Biden said in Houston. “We have to speak up for justice and democracy.”

“These attacks on our democracy will not only directly affect the people of our country, but arguably the people of the world,” said Vice President Kamala Harris, who was traveling in Chicago.

Trump, who has long falsely claimed he lost the 2020 election simply because Democrats cheated, has even begun to raise the odds of this year’s election. Federal intelligence agencies have warned far-right extremists of possible political violence.

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel says Democrats are ‘inflation deniers’ trying to deflect the anti-democratic label of her party as Trump rejects 2020 simply because Trump loses free and fair presidential election results.

“If we win back the House and the Senate, it’s the American people saying to Joe Biden, we want you to work on our behalf, we want you to cross the aisle to address the issues we’re dealing with,” McDaniel told CNN. (Associated Press)

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