(Washington) The Republican candidates in the US midterm elections on November 8 will accept the results of the polls, whether they win or lose, the Republican Party President assured Sunday.
Posted at 11:15 a.m.
As a wave of protests by Republicans led by former President Donald Trump threatens to disrupt the results of the vote on Tuesday, party chair Ronna McDaniel also said she was confident in the “right momentum” of the conservatives to swing Congress on the right.
For two years, the Democrats of President Joe Biden have had a narrow majority in the House of Representatives and a single majority vote, that of Vice President Kamala Harris, in the Senate.
Republican candidates for both chambers in Washington, as well as all local ballots including state governors, “want to make sure the race is fair and transparent, so we can let the process unfold, and then we’ll accept the results”, assured Ronna McDaniel on CNN.
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Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel
Repeating that the Republican candidates – victorious or losing – would respect the voice of the ballot box on Tuesday evening, the leader of the party thus contradicted a number of statements by leaders close to their champion Donald Trump, who never recognized his defeat in the November presidential election. 2020.
For example, gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in Arizona declined to say she would respect a losing outcome to her Democratic opponent in the divided southern US state.
Same thing in Wisconsin (north) where outgoing Republican Senator Ron Johnson did not say he would bow in the event of a defeat against Democrat Mandela Barnes.
According to the Democratic camp and analysts, there would be some 300 Republican candidates ready to contest the results of the national and local elections Tuesday evening.
Asked about people monitoring certain advance polling places, she assured that “no one should intimidate voters” while defending the right to observe the electoral process.
The polls predict a clear victory in the House of Representatives for the Republicans, who could also regain control of the Senate.
On Saturday in Pennsylvania, at competing campaign rallies, Joe Biden and his predecessor Barack Obama urged their voters to rally in defense of “democracy.” Facing them, former President Donald Trump, who dreams of revenge in the presidential election of 2024, urged his supporters to vote in the legislative elections to provoke “a giant wave” Republican and “save the American dream”.