De Democraten lijken voor te lopen bij de verkiezingen van november, maar de Republikeinen hebben zich vastgeklampt aan de beleidspunten van president Trump. De linkse kandidaten hebben een overwinning behaald in de Democratische primaries, terwijl beide partijen worstelen met schandalen die sommige kandidaten uit de race hebben geduwd.
Candidates have been selected for November’s midterms – have Republicans and Democrats made the right choices?Primary season has officially concluded in the United States, with Democrats leading the polls among voters amid widespread economic anxieties, a war with Iran and Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda continuing into the end of the year.Democratic and Republican voters have selected contenders for key races in the 3 November midterms that will decide the balance of power in Congress, and the future of both parties. Democrats have been rocked by the primary victories of leftwing candidates. Republicans have doubled down on backing the president’s policies, despite his low approval ratings. And both parties are navigating the fallout from a series of scandals that have forced some candidates from the race, while others decided to press on. Continue reading...