On Tuesday, November, 2, the 2010 midterm elections will commence. Currently there are 59 democratic seats, 41 republican seats, and 2 independent seats. Of the 100

senate seats, 37 of them are up for re-election. Despite sweeping the 2008 elections, democrats are feeling pressure from the American people. Even the wildly beloved President Obama is feeling the pinch. A recent CNN opinion poll found that 52% of Americans disapprove of how Obama is handling his job, while only 45% approve. Such high disapproval of the nation’s democratic President has trickled down to the Democratic Party as a whole.

There are so many things going on in the minds of Americans when it comes to who they will vote for. However, in a stagnant economy, the people appear to be all about jobs. When people went to the polls in November 2008, the unemployment rate was 6.5% according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Presently, the Bureau of Labor has the unemployment rate at 9.2%. With unemployment at such a high number just two years after Obama and the democrats took power, it does not seem so mind boggling that 50% of likely voters plan to vote republican, while only 40% plan on voting democrat, according to the Pew Research Center.

The American people also appear to be concerned about the amount of government spending. As of October 21, the U.S. Treasury reported that the national debt for America was $13,667,983,325,978.31. Despite the national debt being so high, last week the White House reported that the budget deficit for the budget year was 1.3 trillion dollars. It could be that Americans plan on voting republican in November because, according to a CNN Opinion Poll, 43% of Americans think the republicans would improve the U.S. on government spending while only 29% of Americans feel Democrats would improve spending.

No matter whom Americans vote for, it is important that they vote. Every decision the government makes can have an impact on the future of the economy. The politicians in Washington need to know that America is paying attention and that it clearly does not like what it sees.