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Joan E Greve in Bowie, Maryland

Biden makes final plea for high-stakes midterms: ‘Next year will shape our lifetimes’

Wes Moore, Joe Biden, Jill Biden and Chris Van Hollen hold hands raised in victory at a rally where they are surrounded by supporters.
Joe Biden attended a rally in Maryland with Wes Moore, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and Senator Chris Van Hollen on the eve of midterm elections. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Joe Biden rallied with fellow Democrats on Monday night, delivering a message of optimism and determination in the face of widespread concerns about his party’s showing in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Addressing a boisterous crowd in Maryland, Biden stressed the high stakes of the races that will determine control of the US Congress for the next two years. Painting a grim picture of a Republican-controlled Congress, Biden predicted that the opposing party would use their majorities to roll back Americans’ rights and dismantle social welfare programs.

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