Candidates and voters braced for a late surge of campaigning in the final 48 hours before Election Day, with surrogates from both parties barnstorming key states in the battle for control of Congress. With voters expressing concern about inflation and dissatisfaction with President Biden’s stewardship of the economy, Republicans are heavily favored by nonpartisan analysts to win control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s elections. Democrats had better odds of keeping their Senate majority, but Republican candidates were making late polling gains in such states as New Hampshire, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

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