Currents News Staff
Midterm elections don’t usually capture voters’ attention the way a presidential election does. But voters tell us this one feels different because certain issues are at a tipping point, like immigration.
“Yes, sir we have barbed wire going up because you know what? We’re not letting these people invade our country,” said President Donald Trump.
Health care is another of those tipping points. “The healthcare of millions of people are on the ballot. making sure working families get a fair shake is on the ballot,” said former President Barack Obama.
By Halloween the number of early and absentee votes had already surpassed the number of total early and absentees in any previous midterm election.
Celebrities like Orpah Winfrey have gotten on the campaign trail. “We have this incredible opportunity to make history. We have our inalienable right to vote, because the one place where we are all equal is at the polls,” said Winfrey.
Election day could produce a record number of women, African Americans, Latinos, LGBTQ and veteran elected officials in 2019.