How are the elections in the US and why you should know how it will end

On Tuesday, November 6, the United States holds midterm elections - the first major national elections since 2016, when current US President Donald Trump was elected. Many, including Trump himself, view the day as a referendum on a vote of confidence in his presidency. What's going on and why is it important to know how it all ends?

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In this election, the House of Representatives (435 representatives from different states), 35 senators from 100 and 36 governors will be completely re-elected, notes Air force. Republicans now control both chambers. To gain control of the House of Representatives, Democrats need to win 23 seats from Republicans to gain a majority in the Senate - 2 seats.

The United States expressed concern that Russia or China might try to influence this election. Such statements were made by Trump's security adviser John Bolton.

What does this vote mean for Trump

The result of the mid-term elections always reflects the level of support by the population of the party, whose representative occupies the White House, notes TASS. In many ways, this is an indicator of the attitude of Americans towards the president himself. For example, a record number of women (most of them democrats) who will take part in the current elections are considered to be a marker that this part of the American population supports Trump less and less.

Photo: twitter / @ realDonaldTrump

Why is it important to know

The outcome of the election will depend on the further foreign policy line of the Trump administration, as well as how it is perceived in the world.

A Republican triumph would be a testament to Trump's strength. He will be able to continue to pursue the “America First” strategy, along the path of economic protectionism, trade wars and anti-Chinese rhetoric, renegotiation of relations with traditional allies in the EU and NATO, etc.

A Democratic victory in the House of Representatives will weaken the position of the head of state. The president's opponents are intensifying numerous investigations into him, including allegations of "collusion" between the Trump campaign and Russia. Under these conditions, it will become more difficult for foreign leaders to agree on anything with the Americans, since Trump will be absorbed in domestic political battles.

However, the main current policy of Washington in relation to Russia - the containment and strengthening of sanctions pressure - is supported by both Republicans and Democrats. So, it is not necessary to expect any changes in this direction.

What's going on

According to 14: 30, the federal authorities do not report any violations of the election procedure. A typical scan of some electoral systems was carried out, but the authorities did not detect any special spikes in cyber activity, writes ABC News. At the same time, some observers point out that this is not the case and the number of complaints and violations is growing.

There were no voting machines at the Martin Luther King School in Detroit. The doors of the station opened, but voters came to an empty hall. It turned out that the cars just did not have time to put in time: they were in the back. Voting began an hour and a half later than planned. The voters were furious. The message of a misunderstanding came in first place on the super-popular Reddit forum.

At sites in New York, Georgia and Arizona, it was reported that machine guns briefly broke down and long lines appeared, but the problem was soon fixed. In North Carolina, there were reported problems with the voting procedure and the sending of votes due to too high humidity.

I'm at the ASU main campus in Tempe where the line is getting super long. #electiondayaz #electionday @azcpolitics pic.twitter.com/8zqPc7FuUT

- Jen Fifield (@JenAFifield) November 6, 2018

More than 30 million early ballots had been cast as of Friday, up from 17 million on the same day in 2014. Georgia set its own record for early voting this year, with 2 people casting ballots before polls opened Tuesday, the secretary of state's office said. More than 079 million Floridians cast ballots by mail or early voting. Of this number, 351 were Democrats and 5,2 were Republicans.

In Phoenix, Arizona, puppies were brought to the polling stations, in Los Angeles groups of mariachi musicians performed for voters, and the Pizza to the polls project fed more than two thousand people with fresh pizza at different points in the country.

How does the president of the United States react

Donald Trump's schedule for today.

At 11:32 a.m., President Donald Trump, who is usually very active on Twitter but is widely noted to be keeping a low profile today, retweeted his message from yesterday about "illegal voting."

“Law enforcement has been directed to closely monitor any ILLEGAL VOTING that may occur during the election (or early voting) on ​​Tuesday. Anyone caught doing so will receive the maximum criminal penalties allowed by law.”

Also during the day, Trump supported two Republican candidates and repost messages from his wife Melania, who urged Americans to come to the polls.

How do politicians react

Mark Salter, late senator John McCain's longtime assistant and speechwriter and Republican, urged his followers on Twitter to vote for the Democrats.

“This is weird to write,” he noted on Twitter. “But the larger the counterbalance to Trump, the better for the country. Resist."

Former Secretary of State and Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton, who lost the presidential election in 2016, losing to Donald Trump, made the final appeal to voters.

“Over the past two years, we have watched this administration attack and undermine our democratic institutions and values. Today we say enough is enough,” Clinton wrote in a series of tweets.

“But today we will not vote against radicalism, fanaticism and corruption. "We will vote for fantastic candidates across the country, including a historic number of women who want to raise wages, fight for justice and help more people get health care," she said in a tweet.

“If they win, they will do great things for America. Let's exercise our birthright as Americans today, put these people in their place, and continue the hard work of saving our democracy. This will require all our strength. Happy Election Day."

Interesting Facts

Public attention today is focused on congressional elections, but in several states interesting candidates are fighting for the post of governor.

• Stacy Abrams wants to be the first black female governor in the United States.
• Abrams is running in Georgia, a southern state where racism is believed to be strong. She fights against Republican Bren Kemp.
• Phil Scott is a Republican who changed his position on gun control after another school shooting.
• Scott's rival in Vermont, Kristin Hulqvist, could be the first transgender governor.

The main intrigues

The editor of the American Bureau of the BBC John Sopel about the main intrigues of these elections:

• How to vote ethnic minorities? Will the turnout among them be higher than in the 2016 year? And what part of them will vote for the Democrats?
• In the last election that Donald Trump won, 52% of white women with higher education voted for him. How will they vote today?

“This could make a huge difference in affluent suburban areas. More women are running in this election than at any other time in US history. This is partly due to the fact that the current president is considered a chauvinist,” says Sopel.

Stars, Selfies and Discounts

If you voted in mid-term elections, but did not write anything about it in social networks, was it really?

Vox.com suggests that this is what hundreds of thousands of Americans thought, including celebrities - Michelle Obama, Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel, Leoinardo DiCaprio and many, many other celebrities published photographs and videos urging Americans to vote.

Retweet if you've voted! #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/XxixaJmPys

- Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) November 6, 2018

CNN и New York Times offer detailed instructions on the rules. States such as Florida, Georgia and Michigan prohibit photography inside voting booths and at polling places. Alaska, Massachusetts and Minnesota prohibit photographs of completed ballots, but say nothing about filming inside voting booths.

The states, including California, Kentucky and New Hampshire, fully agree with selfies at polling stations, although many rules prohibit other people from taking photographs.

But it is better to know in advance how things are in your state (for example, Justin Timberlake in 2016 had to remove the photo from the selfie in the booth and now he warns you not to repeat his mistakes).

Some stores have connected to online motivating offers. For example, the New York brand Wray offers 20 percent discounts to anyone who sends them a photo with stickers; J.Crew does the same in stores.

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