Midterm elections in the US are taking place tomorrow on November 6, as residents in the country vote in both constituent chambers.
The House of Representatives and the Senate are both electing new constituents.
The House’s full composition of 435 is to be replaced, alongside a third of the Senate’s 100-strong population.
At the moment, polls are pointing towards a Democrat majority in the House, and a Republican majority in the Senate, which could complicate future legislative decisions.
This will be a major concern for President Trump, who relies on a Republican majority in the House and Senate to be able to expedite bills into law.
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What are midterm elections?
Midterm elections always take place in the middle of an incumbent President’s term, hence the phrase ‘midterm’.
Every four years, these elections are used to determine the composition of the House of Representatives and Senate chambers of Congress.
This directly affects how the US is governed, as Congress is the body which passes a proposed ‘bill’ in order for laws to be drafted.
Those in Congress are responsible for permitting or preventing presidential promises from becoming law.
Why are midterms important to Donald Trump?
Midterms can often be more important than general elections, as the composition of Congress is the backbone of the President’s government.
If the President’s own party is in control, they will be able to accelerate their policies through the House and Senate, leading them to eventually become law.
However, if the opposition gains control, they can block the President from passing proposed laws, preventing them from ever becoming a reality.
For Mr Trump, this would mean key campaign promises may never be realised.
At the moment, polls are pointing to a Democrat controlled House and a Republican controlled Senate.
Should this come to fruition, the Democrats would be able to draft their own bills and potentially pass them up into law with enough agreement, and block Republican progress.
Bills also need Senate assent, and polls at the moment believe the Senate will remain Republican, so Democrats are likely to face an uphill legislative battle.
Donald Trump’s biggest fear come the midterm results is likely for impeachment however, as Democrats could also initiate proceedings against the President.
The word impeachment has been thrown around a lot since Donald Trump took the Presidency in 2016, however has been mainly background noise.
This is due to the Republican controlled House and Senate, which would ensure any initiations by Democrats to impeach Donald Trump ultimately fall flat.
With a Democrat controlled House, proceedings could be initiated via an impeachment ‘resolution’, which would then go through a committee and the House for a vote.
If this was voted though to the Senate, impeachment proceedings could start, with the President under trial and the Senate acting as a jury.
This will be Trump’s core worry, as there is the possibility a Democrat majority would cost him his job.