Hillary Clinton urged Americans to vote in Tuesday’s election to put a check on President Trump, to whom she lost in the 2016 election.
Clinton painted the 2018 midterm elections as a vote to save the country, as well as against “radicalism, bigotry, and corruption.”
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“For the past two years, we’ve watched this administration attack and undermine our democratic institutions and values. Today, we say enough,” she tweeted.
“Let’s exercise our birthright as Americans today, put those people in office, and continue the hard work of saving our democracy,” she continued in a later tweet. “It’ll take all of us. Happy Election Day.”
For the past two years, we’ve watched this administration attack and undermine our democratic institutions and values. Today, we say enough.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 6, 2018
If they win, they’ll do great things for America. Let’s exercise our birthright as Americans today, put those people in office, and continue the hard work of saving our democracy.
It’ll take all of us. Happy Election Day.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 6, 2018
Democrats are expected to take control of the House, but it’s less certain if they can pull off a “blue wave” in the Senate. They need to pick up 23 seats in the House in order to regain the majority. In the Senate, they need to gain three seats.
Trump has framed the midterms as a referendum on his presidency.
“In a sense, I am on the ticket,” Trump said at a rally Monday in Ohio. “You’ve got to go out and vote.”
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