WASHINGTON (HRNW) – A sharply polarised United States on Tuesday (Nov 8) braced for a tense night of election results that will determine control of Congress and the future of President Joe Biden s agenda.
A Republican victory could pave the way for a White House comeback bid by Donald Trump – who returned to his playbook of airing unfounded claims of fraud after a campaign fought largely over economic issues.
Biden, whose Democrats face a steep climb to hang on to the House of Representatives and Senate, has warned that Republicans pose a dire threat to democracy with more than half their candidates repeating Trump s debunked claims of cheating in the 2020 election.
With razor-thin margins in key races, a full picture may not be available for days or even weeks, setting the stage for acrimonious challenges.
In his final pitch, Biden vowed that the Democrats would defend retirement, health care and the freedom to have an abortion, after a Supreme Court transformed by Trump rescinded the right to choose.