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Trump makes fevered campaign push in final weekend before election

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Trump makes fevered campaign push in final weekend before election

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In the last weekend before the pivotal midterm elections, Donald Trump has made a final pitch to voters in hopes of keeping Republicans in control of the US Congress. Polls suggest that Democrats have a good chance at winning at least partial control of Congress, which would act as a check on Trump's power and upend the last two years of his presidency. At rallies in Florida and Iowa, he highlighted his policies on trade and immigration and said if Democrats were given power, they would "open the border", "bankrupt your family", "take away your guns" and "mutilate your children". He played video montages of Democrats criticising ICE (immigration enforcement agency) and supporting transgender rights. Democrats have high hopes for midterms, but polls have let them down before Four investigations Democrats could launch if they win control of Congress A national poll from NBC News posted this weekend suggests that registered voters prefer a Democrat-controlled Congress by a 7-point margin, leading Republicans 52% to 45%. But along with the last-push campaign stops, this weekend featured a dramatic turn in the Senate race in Michigan - a tightly contested seat currently held by Democrats. Haley Stevens, a sitting congresswoman who lost the Democratic Senate nomination to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday. In most midterm elections, the party that holds the White House typically loses seats in Congress to the opposing party - meaning Trump's Republican party has the most to lose. Republicans, who currently hold a slim majority in both the House of Representatives and Senate, don't want to relinquish their party's majority in Congress, as losing any seats would hinder their ability to pass laws and shape policies. EXPLAINED: Why Trump's approval rating matters in the midterms IN DEPTH: The Republicans walking a Trump tightrope RESULTS: Who will win the midterms?

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The US president rallied in states that Republicans previously won - showcasing how tight Tuesday's elections could be in determining control of Congress.

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