President Trump: ``Democrats should dominate'', calls for support in final weekend - US midterm elections, votes counted on 3rd

[Washington Current Affairs] On October 31, the last weekend before the US midterm elections (votes counted on November 3), President Trump appealed to his rock-solid supporters to vote, saying, ``We must overwhelm the radical left-wing Democratic Party.'' The opposition Democratic Party, which aims to regain a majority in both houses of Congress, has stepped up its offensive, and the ruling Republican Party has been forced into an uphill battle, in a bid to provide a final boost.

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Trump spent the morning at a golf course in the southern state of Florida, and in the afternoon held a "telephone rally" to his supporters in the fiercely contested midwestern states of Michigan and Ohio. He also posted on his own SNS one after another, urging people to vote.

On November 1st, he will visit Iowa and Kansas, two states in the Midwest that are also hotly contested, and give speeches there. He once canceled his visit to both states and switched to telephonic meetings in about 20 states, but he changed his mind.

In the election campaign, Republican candidates are facing headwinds due to the Iranian attack and rising prices. According to average polls compiled by the political site Real Clear Politics, as of October 31, Mr. Trump's approval rating was only 38.6%, and his disapproval rate was 59.4%. Among the Republican candidates, there is a movement to distance themselves from Trump, fearing that cheering for him will only provoke a backlash from his supporters, and US media outlets have reported the view that ``Trump's visit is a risk in a close race.''

On the other hand, the Democratic Party, taking advantage of Trump's low approval ratings, is rushing to capture votes critical of the administration. Former President Obama has also been touring battleground states, calling for ``stopping the Trump administration.''

According to a count by the University of Florida, more than 52 million voters had voted early as of the 31st, the highest number ever for a midterm election. The breakdown shows that Democratic supporters outnumber Republican supporters. According to election analysis agency Cook Political Report, 222 seats in the House of Representatives are dominated by Democrats, making up more than half of the seats. Seven battleground states are expected to determine the outcome of the Senate race.