Washington, Nov. 2 -- On Tuesday, Americans head for the US midterm elections, held halfway through a president's four-year term. Voters will elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate's 100 members, determining which party will control Congress for the next two years.
Although the president's name will not appear on the ballot, the elections are widely viewed as a referendum on the administration's performance. Historically, the president's party has often lost congressional seats in midterm elections, making the vote a significant test of the president's political standing.
The decision to hold US elections on the first Tuesday of November was largely shaped by the societal customs, agricultural practices...