I'm lisa Mascaro, I'm the chief congressional correspondent for the Associated Press were here today on capitol Hill to talk *** little bit about the coming midterm elections and the battle for control of the House and the Senate. The U. S. Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. The House of course that's 435 members uh direct members who represent communities all across the nation. The Senate of course smaller 100 members. And it is made up of two senators in each state. The difference is important, but also altogether what's what's perhaps more important in this day of very polarized politics is how the parties, the democrats and the republicans are able to work together. Democrats have slim control right now of the U. S. Congress. They have *** very slim majority in the House under speaker Nancy Pelosi and they have the most slim majority in the Senate. The city is equally divided right now. 50 50 between the republicans and the democrats. The reason democrats have the majority is because the President's vice president, Kamala Harris, has an ability to cast *** tie breaking vote. So the republican party that's in the minority right now doesn't have Anyone in the White House because Joe Biden is in the White House is very eager to try to win control of Congress and try to build back their power. This election is up for grabs. There's *** lot of debate about which party is ahead and which party is going to have more support from voters. We don't know which way the midterm election is going to go. The elections are November eight, it may be decided on that night. It may take *** while for the final ballots to be counted. But what we do know is that there's *** very high likelihood that Congress will again be very split, either very narrowly held by one party or split between one party and the other party. And all of that uncertainty is going to provide *** lot of challenges for meeting the needs of the country and for delivering on whatever is top of mind for joe biden in the White House.
Obama headed to Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin as vote nears
Updated: 12:59 PM EDT Oct 15, 2022
Former President Barack Obama is headed to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the closing days of the 2022 campaign to give a boost to Democrats running for governor, senator and on down the ballot. He goes first to Atlanta, where Stacey Abrams is taking on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Nov. 8. She lost a close race to him in 2018.As in 2020, Georgia also may once again decide which party controls the Senate. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is facing a challenge from Republican Herschel Walker, a football star making his first bid for public office. After campaigning in Atlanta on Oct. 28, Obama plans stops the following day in Detroit and Milwaukee for events to help get out the vote.In Michigan, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is running against Tudor Dixon, a onetime commentator for a conservative online program who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Michigan voters also are deciding whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.In Wisconsin, Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is trying to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and become the state's first Black senator.Barnes, who is from Milwaukee, the state's largest city and home to the largest group of African American voters, has been trying to energize Black voters in a race that a Marquette University Law School poll this past week showed Johnson with an apparent lead. Obama also hopes to give a boost to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who is being challenged by Tim Michels, a construction company co-owner who is endorsed by Trump. Marquette polls for months have shown that race to be about even.
Former President Barack Obama is headed to Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in the closing days of the 2022 campaign to give a boost to Democrats running for governor, senator and on down the ballot.
He goes first to Atlanta, where Stacey Abrams is taking on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Nov. 8. She lost a close race to him in 2018.
As in 2020, Georgia also may once again decide which party controls the Senate. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is facing a challenge from Republican Herschel Walker, a football star making his first bid for public office.
After campaigning in Atlanta on Oct. 28, Obama plans stops the following day in Detroit and Milwaukee for events to help get out the vote.
In Michigan, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is running against Tudor Dixon, a onetime commentator for a conservative online program who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Michigan voters also are deciding whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
In Wisconsin, Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is trying to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and become the state's first Black senator.
Barnes, who is from Milwaukee, the state's largest city and home to the largest group of African American voters, has been trying to energize Black voters in a race that a Marquette University Law School poll this past week showed Johnson with an apparent lead.
Obama also hopes to give a boost to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who is being challenged by Tim Michels, a construction company co-owner who is endorsed by Trump. Marquette polls for months have shown that race to be about even.
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