TUESDAY’S US MIDTERM ELECTIONS SET THE STAGE FOR 2028

America votes in crucial midterm elections next Tuesday November 3rd that will set the tone for the remainder of the Trump administration.

The current 435 members of the House of Representatives (one of the chambers of the US Congress) are all facing re-election challenges, along with 35 senators in the 100-seat Senate - the second arm of Congress.

Presently, the Republicans(Red) have a narrow but influential 5-seat majority in the House of Representatives, where they currently control 219 seats compared to 214 held by the Democrats(Blue). In all, there are 435 voting seats plus 6 non-voting delegates/commissioners making a total of 441 in the House of Representatives. Either party needs to win 218 voting seats to gain a controlling majority.

In the 100-seat Senate, the Republicans hold 53 seats, compared to 45 by the Democrats. There are two independents who lean toward the Democrats.

Of the 35 seats at stake in the Senate midterms, 22 Republican and 11 Democrat seats are on the line, along with the two independents.

The combined number of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate totals 535.

Under the US secular political system, power is shared among the Presidency, the Houses of Congress, and the Judiciary. Constitutionally, each has its own independent authority under the principle of the separation of powers.

With both Houses currently controlled by Republicans/Grand Old Party(GOP), including loyalists of President Trump’s Make America Great Again(MAGA) movement, Tuesday’s midterms are as much a referendum and stress test on the president’s policies at home and abroad.

The state of the US economy, immigration and citizenship issues, US involvement in controversial overseas conflicts, and other foreign policy issues are setting the stage for the midterms as a critical precursor to the 2028 US presidential election.