
Voters speak at polling places in Detroit and Austin
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Voting for the US midterm elections was held across the United States on the 3rd. Against the backdrop of soaring fuel costs following the US and Israeli military operations against Iran, countermeasures against rising prices have become the biggest issue.
Detroit (Michigan, U.S.), Austin (Texas, U.S.) Current affairs] Voting for the U.S. midterm elections was held across the United States on the 3rd, with voters casting their votes. In response to the soaring fuel costs triggered by the military operations against Iran by the United States and Israel, countermeasures against rising prices have become the biggest issue.
At a polling station in Detroit, Michigan, in the Midwest, voices of dissatisfaction with President Trump could be heard. Brenda Hampton, 74, who voted for Democrat El-Sayed in the Senate race, lamented, ``Inflation is terrible.I feel like food prices have almost doubled.''
In southern Texas, Republican Attorney General Paxton and Democratic state Rep. Talarico are in a close race for the U.S. Senate. A public servant in his 60s who visited a polling place in Austin said, ``I came to vote for Mr. Talarico. Mr. Paxton has committed numerous frauds.''
In Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., a 26-year-old accountant who voted for the Democratic candidate said, ``I focused on the use of tax money and the issue of high prices. I can't support Mr. Trump.''

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