By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington Mark 8 November on your calendars: America’s going to the surveys onceagain. Control of the US Congress is up for grabs in these midterm elections, consistingof 35 Senate races that will choose who calls the shots in the upper chamber. Currently the Senate is split 50-50 inbetween the 2 celebrations, with Democrats in charge since they can call on the vice-president to cast tie-breaking votes. If Republicans flip even one Democrat-held seat, they will gain the power to wardoff President Joe Biden’s program. Here’s a guide to 6 states to watch, and the drama unfolding there. Georgia If you just follow one race, this has whatever… Two upset triumphes in this typically conservative southern state eventually offered the Democrats control of the Senate after the 2020 election – and Georgia might show critical onceagain. One of the winners was Raphael Warnock, 53, who endedupbeing the state’s first-ever black senator thanks to African American citizens turning out in big numbers. This time, Republicans have likewise chosen a black prospect, Herschel Walker,60 The 2 guys both come from modest roots, however the courses they’ve taken – and their politics today – might not be more various. Senator Warnock is a Baptist preacher who increased to prominence as the senior pastor at Martin Luther King Jr’s church. Mr Walker is an American football legend who was drew into the race by his old pal Donald Trump. Walker’s project hasactually been afflicted by a series of individual scandals – yet conservative citizens appear to like his plea for redemption and his rejection of liberal policies. Warnock hopes his project to safeguard abortion and ballot rights will motivate liberals – however high inflation, a slowing economy and the unpopularity of President Joe Biden threaten his rare hold on this seat. If neither prospect gets 50% – a possibility since there is a third-party Libertarian prospect – then there will be a run-off election on 6 December. Pennsylvania Has a stroke overthrew this race which pits a TELEVISION celeb versus a smalltown mayor? Close contests have endupbeing the standard here. The last 2 governmental elections were each chosen by hardly 1% – and this Senate race might likewise come down to the wire. Perhaps that’s why it’s got so individual. Or perhaps it’s since of the epic characters. John Fetterman, 53, is the 6feet 8in (2m), Harvard-graduate-turned-small-town mayor who typically gowns in shorts and a hoodie. The progressive Democrat had a commanding lead till he suffered a stroke a coupleof months ago that needed him to usage closed captioning innovation to response concerns. His Republican challenger, Mehmet Oz – finest understood to TELEVISION audiences as “Dr Oz” from the Oprah Winfrey Show – has capitalised, consistently challenging him to public disputes and even recommending Mr Fetterman would not be ill if he “had ever consumed a veggie in his life”. In return, the Fetterman project hasactually trolled the star heart
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