US candidates make final mid-term election push

Today is the final day of campaigning for the US Congressional mid-term elections ahead of voting tomorrow.



Opinion polls suggest that the Democratic Party will lose its majority in the House of Representatives and struggle to keep its grip on the Senate.



Republicans are seeking to capitalise on anger over the economic downturn.



All of the 435 House seats, 37 of the 100 Senate seats and the governships of 37 of the 50 states are being contested in tomorrow’s elections.



The Republican Party needs to gain 39 House seats to win control of the lower chamber of Congress and 10 to take over the Senate.



Democrats are hoping to hold on to the Senate by at least one or two seats.