During midterm elections, people get to vote on who to send to the United States Capitol Building to serve as representatives in the United States Congress.
Which political party gets to control Congress is an important issue in midterm elections. It is easier for the government to agree when Congress and the president are in the same political party.
President Donald Trump is a Republican. Republicans currently have a small majority in both the Senate and House of Representatives. They want to keep that majority or make it even bigger. Democrats want to gain more seats to have a majority control of Congress. Then, they can have more of a say in government.
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