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The United States will go to the polls on November 6 for the mid-term congressional elections.
One third of the Senate and one seat in the House of Representatives, the two chambers of the congress, are up for grabs.
Polls show Democrats stand a good chance of taking the House, but the Senate should remain under Republican control and, with the ultimate goal of keeping the House with the GOP, President Donald Trump has avenged himself on the country road.
Follow us here for live updates. All hours GMT.
President Trump and Vice President Pence at the Florida rally (Image: GETTY)
Sunday, November 4th
Update 2:33: Trump's request for troops at the border is rejected
The Pentagon said it would not accept Trump's request to send at least 5,000 troops on active service to the US border.
They said that this should be handled by local or state law enforcement and did not approve the use of real firearms.
Trump repeatedly said that he would send between 5,000 and 15,000 troops to the border.
He also described the 3,000 migrants heading for the invasion border.
Nicholas Frakes takes over reports from Abbie Llewelyn
12:02 Update: President stops his speech to ask a doctor to treat a woman in the crowd
A doctor is apparently treat a woman caught in the crowd.
The President said: "Do that particution. It's good. Take your time."
Then added: "Thank you doctor. Good work. Their costs must decrease. "
11:55 p.m. update: Trump tells the cameras to pan and show the crowd
Trump asks the media to pan their camera and show the crowd at the rally in Florida.
He said, "They never show the crowd".
A number of cameramen do it, including One America News.
Saturday November 3rd
11:30 pm update: Donald Trump arrives in Pensacola, Florida for the second rally of the day
Donald Trump is ready for a speech at the Pensacola International Airport at his second rally today.
Vice President Mike Pence, Governor Ron DeSantis and Senate candidate Rick Scott will join him.
Trump tweeted: "Incredible lines of people wanting to enter – what a crowd!
"Is this the sign of the Republican force on Tuesday?"
Abbie Llewelyn succeeds Georgina Laud in reporting
President Trump with Republican candidate Rick Scott (Image: FOX NEWS)
Update from 6:44 pm: Donald Trump arrives in Montana for his Bozeman rally
President Donald Trump announced on Twitter his arrival in Montana before his rally in three hours.
In his tweet, the president also praised the length of the queues to attend the event compared to his predecessor, Barack Obama.
Trump tweeted: "Landing in Montana now – at least everyone admits that my lines and my crowds are much bigger than Barack Obama's …"
Update from 6:24 pm: What is a "blue wave"?
The two parties in the mid-term elections are also known as their party.
The Democrats are blue and the party of Donald Trump, the Republicans, red.
There was talk of a "blue wave," which means Democrats would take control by getting 218 seats or more in the House of Representatives.
In the same vein, a red wave would be that Republicans maintain a majority in the House.
17:13 update: Three scenarios could occur in mid-term elections
According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research, these are the three possible scenarios after Tuesday's vote –
Scenario 1 (most likely): Democrats take control of House, Republicans retain slim majority in Senate
Scenario 2: (Second choice likely): Republicans hold control of both chambers
Scenario 3: (least likely): Democrats seize the Senate and the House.
Georgina Laud succeeds Kat Hopps, live report
Mid-Term Elections: Trump salutes supporters at a campaign rally at Columbia Regional Airport (Image: Getty)
17:55: What is the popularity of Trump?
President Trump's approval remains weak, according to the latest YouGov poll released today.
Mr. Trump's disapproval rate is 53%, while his wait pending approval is 42.1%.
The YouGov survey, listed on the Five Thirty Hight website, was conducted between November 1st and 3rd.
14:35: Trump government restores US sanctions against Iran the day before the mid-term vote
Washington must reintroduce all the sanctions it had withdrawn from Iran as part of the 2015 nuclear deal – this measure is expected to come into effect on the eve of the mid-term elections.
Exemptions were granted to eight countries to allow them to continue purchasing Iranian oil temporarily.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's leader, said today against the Trump government: "The world opposes any decision made by Trump," Iranian television said.
"America's goal was to restore its dominance (before 1979) but it failed.America has been defeated by the Islamic Republic in the last 40 years".
Britain, the EU, Germany and Grane have all criticized the decision taken Friday by the United States.
Updated at 1:15 pm: Trump is back in campaign today
President Trump will again seek to support the Republican Party today, this time in Montana and Florida.
Mr. Trump tweeted: "On the way to Montana and Florida today!" Everyone is excited about the number of jobs – 250,000 new jobs in October – and wages are on the rise. Wow! "
Update of 11:47: Trump returns on the "shots" on the comments of the migrants
President Trump retracted his remarks that US troops would be free to shoot at migrants who throw stones at them as they try to cross the US border.
Trump's new remarks, which refer to the caravan of migrants from Central America heading for the United States, come after human rights groups on Thursday condemned his which the army should "consider a rifle" if stones are thrown at them.
He told reporters yesterday in front of the White House: "They will not be forced to shoot. What I do not want is that I do not want these people to throw stones.
"If they do it with us, they will be arrested for a long time."
Update 10:40: Republicans can win votes in Senate, says GOP activist
Republicans could win more seats in the Senate, provided party voters are out in force.
That's the point of view of Republican Overseas Scotland's president, Drew Liquerman, who told Express.co.uk that a large turnout of Republican voters was essential.
He said: "This race in the House and Senate will be so tight and what it will depend on, now everything will depend on voter turnout.
"If we get all the Republicans out, as we expect, if the Republicans show up with all their might, I'm sure we'll be running the Senate – probably getting votes in the Senate."
However, the GOP activist acknowledged that the House was a much tougher battle for Republicans.
He said: "For the moment, if Republicans vote, the turnout is very high, I think Republicans can hold the House.
"If they lose it, I think it will be very tight and it will boil down to a few key races in the House." At the moment, if the turnout is what I expect, I think Republicans will hold the Senate if not win seats. "
Regular polls indicate that Democrats are likely to take control of the House on November 6.
2018 Mid-Term Elections: Vice President Mike Pence Supports Missouri Senate Candidate Josh Hawley (Image: EPA)
Here are the latest forecasts from the FiveThirty Eight polling station website at 5:30 am
Senate:
Republicans have a 84.5% chance, 6 out of 7, of staying in control
Democrats have a 15.5% chance, 1 in 7, of taking control
House:
Democrats have a 85.2% chance, 6 out of 7, of taking control
Republicans have a 14.8% chance, one in seven, of staying in control
Update 8:25: Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt urge people to vote
Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, 43, and Brad Pitt, 54, are the latest celebrities calling people to vote mid-term.
The stars of Quentin Tarantino's new movie, Once Upon A Time, released a video Friday on the Instagram page of DiCaprio, an environmental rights activist.
DiCaprio said: "The future of our country will be decided this week. Elections do not count only in the vote for the president.
"This election could be the most important of our lives."
After listing some of the policies, he added, "There is so much at stake. From gun safety laws to immigration policy, to water and water. clean air and the fact that millions of people have or do not have access to health care. "
Pitt, who said the mid-term elections were as important as the presidential elections, added: "These issues will be decided by the House of Representatives, by the Senate, dozens of times.
"The Statehouse elections will determine the future of climate change, criminal justice reform, education funding, LGBTQ equality and even your ability to vote."
Both actors are the latest celebrities to publicly vote on the vote.
A live telethon featuring more than 50 actors, YouTubers and comedians will air on Tuesday with the aim of encouraging young people to vote.
8:15 am: Kat Hopps resumes the live blog
4: 40 update: Can Republicans win a victory?
While Democrats are expected to take over the House of Representatives, it is still possible for Republicans to retain a majority.
Before the elections, Republicans were able to redraw the boundaries of the district in a move called gerrymandering.
This means that the Republicans have been able to reorganize the districts so that they can retain a majority in more counties and ultimately retain their majority in the House.
3:30 update: Young voters do not want to participate
In the last days before the mid-term elections, many young people say that they do not want to vote.
Some of these people said they did not have state-accepted ID, while others said it was too much work.
Others also say that they do not see the importance of voting and some say they will simply do it by 2020.
02.28: Cohen says Trump claims blacks are "stupid"
During an interview with Vanity Fair, the former Trump lawyer called the blacks "stupid".
Mr. Cohen said, "I told Trump that the rally had vanilla air on television.
Trump replied: "It's because blacks are too stupid to vote for me."
1:30 am update: Trump compares the size of the crowd with Obama
During his speech in Indianapolis, Trump commented on the size of the crowd of former President Barack Obama.
He said, "Barack Obama, I watched him speak today.
"He had a very small crowd."
Trump said this when speaking in a high school gym.
Update of 0:26: A man steals the show at the Trump Rally
At a rally in Indianapolis, Indiana, a man among the crowd stole the show at Trump.
While he was speaking, people watching the rally online or on television could see a man "stamping" throughout the speech.
Saturday November 3rd
Ilham Omar speaks to supporters (Image: GETTY)
Nicholas Frakes takes over reports from Amani Hughes
Friday, November 2
Update 10:14: Obama warns against fear in the countryside
Barack Obama has campaigned to support Democratic candidates and warned against inciting fear while President Donald Trump hammered a radical anti-immigration message to give Republicans energy.
The former president spoke of a common theme of democratic campaigns: to defend the 2010 law on health care, which was his main national achievement, while urging Americans not to embrace hostility and division in politics.
Obama said in Miami, "We have seen repeated attempts to divide our rhetoric rhetoric to make us angry and frightened.
"But in four days, Florida, you can control that kind of behavior."
Obama was accompanied by gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, who faces former congressman and strong defender of Trump, Ron DeSantis, and Senator Bill Nelson, who is challenged by incumbent Governor Rick Scott.
Trump's campaign stops were aimed at supporting Republicans against Democratic senators serving in West Virginia and Indiana, they won in the 2016 presidential elections.
"This election will decide whether we are relying on the extraordinary prosperity we have liberated … or are we allowing radical Democrats to throw themselves into a big balloon in America and our future," Trump said in West Virginia. .
Opinion polls and non-partisan forecasters generally show that Democrats are likely to win an additional 23 seats and win a majority in the House of Representatives, which they could use to open an investigation into the Trump administration and block its legislative agenda.
2018 Mid-term Elections: Barack Obama at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Democrats in Florida (Image: Getty)
Update from 9:17 pm: Hollywood celebrities urge young people to vote
Hollywood stars invite young people to vote in Tuesday's mid-term elections.
More than 50 actors, comedians and YouTube stars will participate in a two-hour telethon broadcast Monday night to rekindle the youngest voters – the least likely age group to vote.
During the "Telethon for America," celebrities will encourage viewers to use a bank of celebrity phones and commit to voting the next day.
Actress Chelsea Handler, who left her Netflix talk show a year ago to focus on activism, said she thought young people were expecting "adults" older and more responsible "act to solve problems through the government.
"They just think that someone else is going to charge it, it's not their problem and they may not be directly affected by that," Handler said. aged 43, during an interview.
A Reuters / IPSOS poll revealed in October that only 25% of 18-29 year olds were certain to vote in elections, which is the lowest percentage of all age brackets.
Update of 20:47: What are the latest forecasts of the survey?
The latest surveys of Five Thirty-eight today include the following:
House of Representatives
Democrats: 5 chances out of 6 or 84.4% chance of winning
Republicans 1 of 6 or 15.6% chance
Democrats stumbled to win an average of 38 seats
Senate
Republicans 6 out of 7 chance or 85.1% to keep control of the Senate
Democrats have 1 chance out of 7, or 14.9% of control.
Republicans have a 23-seat majority in the House, where 435 seats remain to re-elect.
But despite a two-seat majority in the Senate, one expects that 18 of the 27 that they hold will remain blue.
Update of 20:31: What are the races of key governors?
Voters from 39 states will choose governors this year and more than 80 percent of the state's legislative seats are running for election.
Larry Sabato, director of the Virginia Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said, "The most important work done in the country in public policy is done in the states by the governors and legislatures of the states. .
He added, "The governors and legislatures of most states with partisan constituency systems will redistribute seats in the US House, with the exception of states with only limited A single representative, as well as to the distribution of seats in the Senate and the State House. representative seats. "
The GOP currently holds 33 governor seats, compared to 16 for the Democrats.
All US governors are appointed for a four-year term, with the exception of the states of Vermont and New Hampshire for two-year terms.
African-American candidate Andrew Gillum confronts Republican Republican Ron DeSantis in Florida (Image: Getty)
Update of 19:35: Barack Obama denounces Republicans for their "constant alarmism"
The former president attacked Donald Trump and the Republicans for their conflicting rhetoric, their number of indictments and their "constant fear".
In his speech in Miami, Obama said: "They tell you that the existential threat to the United States is a group of poor refugees 1,000 miles away." "They even take our brave troops away from their families for a political feat at the border, and the men and women of our military deserve better than that."
Update 7:20 pm: Obama tells Floridians: "Tuesday could be the most important election of our lives"
Barack Obama campaigned for Tallahbadee Mayor Andrew Gillum at a rally in Miami, Florida on Friday.
In his speech, the former president said: "The real reason for my stay in Miami is that this Tuesday could be the most important election of our life.
"Politicians will always say that, but this time around, it's the truth." The stakes are really huge.
Obama added, "If we stay at home, the consequences are really more dangerous because America is at a crossroads."
2018 Mid-Term Elections: Obama said the stakes were high in the 2018 mid-term elections (Image: GETTY)
Update from 18h56: The mid-term election campaign is the most expensive in history
The mid-term elections of 2018 are proving to be an expensive affair.
In Texas, Democratic Beto O. Rourke and incumbent Republican Ted Cruz together spent $ 93 million on their campaign before the election.
Overall, the Center for Responsive Politics predicts that more than $ 5 billion will be spent for this election.
No mid-term election has ever exceeded $ 4.2 billion.
Update from 6:17 pm: Thousands of Georgian residents must "have the right to vote"
A federal judge ruled that 3,141 newly naturalized US citizens should be allowed to vote after the suspension of voter registration.
This is a defeat for the Georgian state secretary and Republican candidate Brian Kemp.
Activists say that many of them are minority voters.
Kristen Clark, Chair of the Law Committee on Civil Rights Lawyers, said, "It removes the unfair burdens these voters would have had to endure on polling day."
Mid-term elections: 3,141 will have the right to vote after the voter registration has been put on hold (Image: GETTY)
Update 5:35 pm: Romney talks about Trump calling the media "the enemy"
In an article published Thursday, November 1 on the blog, Mitt Romney criticized the rhetoric of US President Donald Trump against the media industry.
In his article, Mr. Romney wrote: "It is obvious that every president has endured stories that he knew were inaccurate and made fun of one or more publications …
"But no American president has ever vilified the US press or any of its professional outlets as". enemy of the people ".
Updated 17:09: Thousands are lining up to watch Obama talk
Barack Obama is expected to speak at a rally in Miami on Friday afternoon local time.
And thousands of people have already started queuing to watch the speech of the former president.
Obama is campaigning for Andrew Gillum, the mayor of Tallahbadee, the governor candidate.
The talk will take place at the Ice Palace Film Studios in Miami.
2018 Mid-term Elections: A Large Crowd Meets to Watch Former President Obama Speak Out in Miami (Image: TWITTER: GREGJKRIEG)
Update 16:26: Senators urge Facebook to fix a "loophole" that allows users to lie source political announcements
A recent report by Vice News suggests that Facebook's new regulation for political ads is easily manipulated, allowing users to post ads under fabricated identities.
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mark Warner urge Mark Zuckerberg to address this deficiency, calling the problem "deeply troubling".
In a joint statement, the two Democrats said: "We appreciate the work that Facebook has done to enforce the" Honest Ads Act ", our legislation to create transparency and accountability measures for paid online political advertising", declare both parties in a joint statement.
"However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that there are big gaps in Facebook's efforts, potentially allowing adversaries to exploit your platform with ongoing disinformation efforts."
Mark Zuckerberg is invited to correct Facebook's "loophole" in his new policy ad policy (Image: GETTY)
16:10 update: President Donald Trump outraged by constitutional amendment "insane and insane"
Trump criticized the provision of birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Constitution, described as "mad and crazy politics".
On Thursday night, the US president launched a new attack on the 14th amendment, guaranteeing that even children born on American soil to undocumented immigrants are US citizens.
And today, Trump promised severe restrictions on asylum and focused his attention on consolidating the power of the GOP.
He even said that US troops could hand over their weapons to members of the migrant caravan, a group of asylum seekers heading to the United States.
Update from 3:50 pm: No known foreign attack on the mid-term election infrastructure
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the department had witnessed "repeated attempts" to access election-related systems.
But the few attempts that managed to gain access did not come from foreign countries.
She said: "What would be strange, is if we do not see any attempt … So, to date, we have no activity that we attribute to the electoral infrastructure to a foreign entity. "
2018 Mid-term Elections: Barack Obama to visit Florida Friday to campaign for Andrew Gillum (Image: GETTY)
Update 3:35 PM Obama Continues Campaign to Boost Florida and Georgia
Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Tallahbadee Mayor Andrew Gillum in Miami on Friday afternoon local time.
Gillum could become Florida's first African-American governor with a win next week.
And the Democrats hope that Obama's visit to the Sunshine State will allow Gillum to win in a race he narrowly led.
After the former president's visit to Miami, he will travel to Atlanta to meet with the former head of the state house minority, Stacey Abrams.
Updated 15:05: President Trump has made thousands of false or misleading statements since the beginning of his presidency
President Trump made 6,420 false or misleading statements in 649 days, according to an badysis conducted by the Washington Post.
According to the badysis, the President of the United States made 1,318 false or misleading statements during the first nine months of his presidency.
It's an average of five a day.
However, in the seven weeks leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, Mr. Trump submitted 1,419 false or misleading statements, an average of 30 per day.
Polls show Republican Senator Ted Cruz holds three points ahead of his challenger (Image: GETTY)
Update at 18:28: Latest polls show Republican Ted Cruz leads Beto O 'Rourke to Texas
Polls show that Republican Senator Ted Cruz is three points ahead of his rival Democratic Democrat Beto O'Rourke.
Although still in the lead, this latest poll shows a narrowing gap between candidates.
Internal Republican polls indicate that Mr. Cruz is ahead by about eight points, which is not reflected in public polls.
This indicates the importance of participation rate: if the participation rate is as high as expected, especially after the anticipated high voter turnout.
Mr Cruz leads Mr O 'Rourke from 50% to 47% among likely voters polled in the poll released Thursday at Emerson College, with 2% of respondents still undecided.
The poll of 781 likely voters in Texas took place from October 28th to 30th and has a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points.
READ MORE: TED CRUZ, REPUBLICAN, LAUNCHES BETO O 'ROURKE AT TEXAS
Update at 6:05 pm: Paris betting trends suggest Republicans will lead Democrats
Just days before the mid-term elections of 2018, political gamblers have a darker view of the prospects for the "blue wave" than some experts and some media.
The odds suggest that Democrats have 2 chances out of 3 to take the House, but many are willing to bet against it and in a situation identical to that of Trump's victory in 2016.
Here are the last odds:
- Democrats 1/2 – 66 percent chance of winning
- Republicans 6/4 – 33 percent chance of winning
- No overall majority 100/1 – 1 percent chance of winning
- Democrats demand 226 seats
- Republicans occupy 203 seats
Mid-term 2018 Elections: Chances suggest Democrats have two chances out of three to take home (Image: GETTY)
14:45 Update: Democrats Unveil Top Priority: Investigate and Remove Trump
According to the Daily Beast, 37% of Democrats said their top priority was "to investigate and potentially indict Trump".
The poll was commissioned by Ipsos for the Daily Beast. Respondents were asked what priority the legislators would be after the November 6 vote.
The next popular response was "to solve the problems of our health system" at 34%.
14:28 update: 22 states + DC have exceeded their 2014 advance vote count
22 states and Washington DC, the number of anticipated votes exceeded that of 2014.
Update at 3:58 pm: Three States will vote on measures to LIMIT Abortion Rights
Voters in states like West Virginia, Oregon and Alabama have the right to abort on the ballot of this election.
The three US states have long supported support for the right to abortion. The vote last November is being tested by a group of determined activists who campaign for an initiative to ban public funding for most abortions.
Cela fait suite à la confirmation de Brett M. Kavanaugh devant la Cour suprême et aux inquiétudes majeures exprimées par les partisans des droits à l'avortement qu'un nouveau consensus conservateur au sein de la Haute Cour pourrait annuler la décision historique de 1973, Roe v. Wade, interdisant les restrictions à la procédure antérieure. le fœtus est viable.
Les enjeux sont considérables pour les deux parties dans le débat très chargé sur l'avortement.
Élections de mi-mandat 2018: Les manifestantes de l'Oregon font campagne pour le droit des femmes à l'avortement en 2017 (Image: GETTY)
Mise à jour de 13h31: Trump a publié ce qui a été décrit comme l’un des discours politiques les plus racistes de l’histoire
La publicité montre Bracamontes, qui a été condamné à mort, en train de rire devant un tribunal et promettant de tuer plus de policiers.
On pouvait lire à l'écran: «Les démocrates l'ont laissé entrer dans notre pays. Les démocrates l'ont laissé rester.
La publicité montre ensuite des migrants tirant sur ce qui semble être une barrière frontalière.
Mise à jour de 13h15: Plus de 25 millions de personnes ont voté tôt
Selon les données recueillies par Catalist, au moins 25 859 552 votes ont été exprimés tôt ou par courrier dans tout le pays depuis ce matin.
Jusqu'à présent, nous savons que plus de femmes que d'hommes ont voté et qu'un pourcentage élevé est constitué de personnes âgées.
Mise à jour de 12h40: L’ancien Président George H.W. Bush vote tôt aux côtés de ses deux meilleurs amis
Ancien président George H.W. Bush a été vu entrant dans un bureau de vote pour voter, hier.
M. Bush était accompagné de ses deux meilleurs amis, Jim Baker et son chien Sully.
L'ancien président est l'un des milliers d'Américains qui ont voté tôt avant les élections de mi-mandat de 2018 cette année.
Le porte-parole de M. Bush, Jim McGrath, a tweeté une photo de l'événement en déclarant: "Le 41e président accompagné de ses deux meilleurs amis, Jim Baker et Sully, s'acquitte de son devoir civique et vote aujourd'hui."
Élections de mi-mandat 2018: ancien président George W.H. Bush a vu voter hier (Image: TWITTER: JIM McGRATH)
Mise à jour de 12h15: L'année des femmes
Pour la première fois dans l'histoire des États-Unis, la majorité des candidats du parti démocrate ne sont pas des hommes blancs.
Selon Sky News, les femmes, les membres des minorités, les personnes LGBTQ et les candidats pour la première fois ont remporté les primaires en nombre record.
Cela signifie que les républicains traditionnels sont "marginalisés" et se retrouvent en marge du parti de Trump.
On pense que les électeurs des deux côtés veulent des candidats plus authentiques, moins raffinés et sans statut d'établissement.
Des campagnes telles que #metoo, la Marche pour nos vies et Black Lives Matter devraient avoir fortement influencé les élections de mi-mandat de cette année et la manière dont les Américains votent.
Amalie Henden succédant aux reportages en direct de Kate Whitfield
Élections de mi-mandat 2018: campagne Zephyr Teachout pour le parti démocrate (Image: GETTY)
Mise à jour de 23h50: Trump dit qu'il dit la vérité «quand il le peut»
Le président américain Donald Trump dit qu'il essaie toujours de dire la vérité quand il le peut, malgré la manière dont les médias le décrivent.
"J'essaie," a-t-il déclaré à ABC News dans une interview diffusée jeudi. "Je veux toujours dire la vérité. Quand je peux, je dis la vérité."
M. Trump a été confronté à des critiques répétées de la part des médias américains et de leurs opposants pour avoir menti et déformé la vérité sur des questions.
Mise à jour de 23h20: Hillary Clinton en admission CHOC
L'ancienne secrétaire d'État et candidate à la présidentielle à deux reprises a admis qu'elle «aimerait être présidente» alors qu'elle révélait qu'elle réfléchirait à son avenir politique après les élections du 6 novembre.
Lorsqu'on lui a demandé si elle souhaitait se représenter, Mme Clinton a répondu: «Non, non», avant de concéder «je voudrais bien être présidente».
Hillary Clinton, 71 ans, a semblé étrangement raconter son expérience de carrière, affirmant qu'elle se sentait «très bien préparée» pour le «travail» qui attend un nouveau président démocrate en 2020.
LIRE LA SUITE: Hillary Clinton pourrait-elle se représenter à la présidence?
Élections à mi-parcours: Hillary Clinton pourrait-elle se représenter à la présidence? (Image: Getty)
Mise à jour de 10h30: Oprah jette son poids derrière Stacey Abrams, de Géorgie
La superstar du talk-show Oprah Winfrey a frappé à la porte pour obtenir des électeurs derrière le candidat des démocrates au gouverneur de la Géorgie, Stacey Abrams.
Oprah, âgée de 64 ans, a prononcé un discours entraînant devant les partisans démocrates avant le vote de mardi prochain, dans lequel elle qualifiait Mme Abrams de "changemaker".
S'adressant à un public principalement féminin au nord du centre-ville d'Atlanta, elle a déclaré: "Je suis ici aujourd'hui parce que Stacey Abrams se préoccupe des choses qui comptent.
"Je suis ici aujourd'hui à cause des hommes et des femmes qui ont été lynchées, qui ont été humiliées, qui ont été victimes de discrimination, qui ont été réprimées, qui ont été réprimées et opprimées.
"Je refuse que leurs sacrifices soient vains."
L'ancien président Barack Obama et des noms hollywoodiens tels que Will Ferrel et Mark Ruffalo se rallient également aux côtés de Mme Abrams.
LIRE LA SUITE: Qui est Stacey Abrams?
Mise à jour de 9h30: Que montrent les derniers sondages?
Selon le site de vote FiveThirtyEight, qui utilise des sondages de différentes plateformes et les combine pour fournir l’estimation la plus «probabiliste», les démocrates ont de bonnes chances de prendre la Chambre des représentants.
Les sondages actuels montrent que les démocrates ont 85,3 percent chance de prendre la maison.
Le Sénat semble moins optimiste pour les démocrates, avec seulement 15% de chance de prendre le contrôle.
LIRE LA SUITE: Que décident les midterms?
Élections à mi-parcours: cette carte montre les chances de chaque candidat de gagner dans chacun des 435 districts (Image: FiveThirtyEight)
Mise à jour de 8h50: Oprah déclare que "les examens à mi-parcours sont vitaux"
S'exprimant devant Sky News lors d'un événement en Géorgie, Oprah Winfrey a déclaré que ces élections "la chose la plus importante que les gens puissent faire pour le moment est d'utiliser votre pouvoir pour voter à mi-parcours".
L'animatrice de talk-show et pilier de la télévision américaine utilise son immense popularité pour faire campagne pour les démocrates.
Mise à jour de 8h20: Ivanka Trump rejoint la campagne
Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, made a surprise appearance in Iowa on Thursday night as she joined the campaign trail.
Campaigning with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, Ivanka spoke to a crowded room at the Reynolds campaign headquarters.
Mr Reynolds is locked in a tight contest for Iowa with Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell.
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Midterm elections: Donald Trump supporters at a rally in Missouri (Image: Getty)
8am update: Record-breaking early voter turnout nearly doubles from 2014
Early voting, which is offered in most states as a means to make voting more convenient and avoid long queues, has seen a record turnout.
The 2014 midterm saw 12,938,596 total votes cast with six days before the elections, compared to 24,024,621 total votes cast by Wednesday.
These numbers are comparable to presidential elections, proving just how contentious and important these midterms are proving to be.
And the race is still wide open: Battleground states like Texas – where progressive candidates like Beto O’Rourke have threatened to unseat Republican incumbents like Ted Cruz – have seen record-level early voter turnout ahead of Election Day.
7.00am update: Young people could sway election
Early voting among young people in key US midterm battleground states has surged dramatically in the run up to the midterms on November 6.
Texas and Georgia, traditionally Republican-leaning states, have seen an increase in the early vote rate among 18 to 29-year-olds by nearly five times compared to 2014.
In Texas, young voter turnout is currently up 508 per cent.
While a national poll by the Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government found 40 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds plan to "definitely vote" – double the 2014 figure.
And 66 percent of young voters polled said they would vote Democrat.
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