What to watch in the high-stakes 2022 midterm elections in the House of Representatives
Democrats want to retake the House of Representatives
In 2018, Republicans won the House of Representatives by a huge margin, which resulted in their Party’s historic majority, but the upcoming upcoming elections in 2022 will determine the next five years in Washington D.C. With the Democrats’ hopes of picking up more seats in the upcoming congressional elections in the U.S. of America, here’s a list of the most important Congressmen who are running for the seats.
Democrats are hoping that this upcoming congressional elections will be their ticket to retake control of the House of Representatives. In 2018, Republicans won the House of Representatives by a huge margin, which resulted in their Party’s historic majority, but the upcoming upcoming elections in 2022 will determine the next five years in Washington D.C. With the Democrats’ hopes of picking up more seats in the upcoming congressional elections in the U.S. of America, here’s a list of the most important Congressmen who are running for the seats.
1. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would love to run for the House of Representatives, and the New York Representative has made it clear that she is ready for this election! She has stated that she is a “working-class” person and she is ready for the job of representing her district. Ocasio-Cortez has also supported abolishing ICE and would like to take the first step toward the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump on her first day in Congress, which is one of her key campaign promises.
2. Stacey Abrams
While she is a Democrat, Stacey Abrams might have an interesting political future in the U.S. of America. The New York State Senator and former Governor of Georgia, Abrams is currently running against the Republican candidate, Brian Kemp, and is aiming to upset him to become the first black woman to represent Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives. This is a huge step for Abrams, who is expected to become the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. House