Saturday 5 November 2022 12:40 PM Biden and the Democrats' last ditch attempt to stop a crushing red wave in ... trends now
Joe and Jill Biden will spend the spend the final weekend before Tuesday's midterms stumping for candidates in areas the president won two years ago - in a growing sign the red wave is about to come crashing down on them.
The president will start Saturday in Chicago, pushing House candidates, before heading to Pennsylvania to campaign for Democratic candidates Josh Shapiro and John Fetterman with Barack Obama.
It is the final bid to try and get voters on Democrats' side with projections showing Republicans will take the House and could take up to four seats in the Senate.
Biden expressed confidence on Friday his party would prevail: 'We're going to win this time around, I think. I feel really good about our chances. I haven't been in all the House races, but I think we're going to keep the Senate and pick up a seat. I think we have a chance to win in the House.'
But congressional polls show the momentum firmly with the GOP, with Rasmussen Reports on Friday night giving the them a five-point lead in their final telephone survey before the midterms.
All eyes are on the key Senate races in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Hampshire and Nevada, where candidates are separated by just a couple of points in the last-minute surveys.
Data on 470,000 early votes released by the Nevada Independent shows Democrats are ahead by just 1 per cent in the state, a sign of trouble in the crucial toss-up between the incumbent Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Adam Laxalt.
On Sunday, Biden will be in New York for Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a top GOP target, and Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is in a tougher race with her Republican opponent Lee Zeldin than Democrats expected.
The first lady will be in Arizona on Saturday, boosting endangered Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, who is clinging to a scant lead over Republican nominee Blake Masters, before heading to Texas to rally the Democratic base there.
The couple will be on the same stage Monday night in Maryland, where they make the closing pitch for their party as election forecasters predict Republicans will take control of both the House and Senate on November 8th.
Joe and Jill Biden will spend the weekend rallying their political base, looking to boost candidates in areas the president won two years ago in the latest sign Democrats fear a Republican victory on Tuesday
Joe and Jill Biden, seen above last week in New York, will be on stage together on Monday night in Maryland
Congressional polls show the momentum firmly with the GOP, with Rasmussen Reports giving the them a five-point lead in their final telephone poll before the midterms. Real Clear Politics has Republicans winning between 15 and 48 seats
The same projection has Republicans taking four seats in the Senate. Polls in key races are going down to the wire
Tuesday's election will be seen as a referendum on the first two years of Biden's presidency.
Voters have labeled the economy and the high rate of inflation as their top concerns. They give the president low marks for his stewardship of it in a show of frustration with the high cost of living.
Republicans have battered the president on the economic state of the nation and slammed him for the high rate of crime around the country.
GOP control of a single chamber of Congress will stymie Biden's legislative agenda on Capitol Hill and make a difficult two years for the president ahead of the 2024 presidential election. House Republicans also are vowing to investigation
