New York, Aug. 17 – (Adnkronos) – Two years after the US presidential elections, the NBA bursts into the midterm elections: the league has announced that in the next season all thirty teams will take the field on the evening of November 7, while they will not play the day after – that Election Day for the renewal of the Congress. The decision was announced to allow millions of Americans to vote freely, without having ‘sporting’ commitments or distractions, in the hope of increasing turnout. All 435 seats in the House and more than thirty seats in the Senate will be at stake in the elections on 8 November, as well as some governor posts. “The decision to change the program comes from the intention to promote civic engagement beyond the parties and to encourage fans to organize a plan for the midterm elections,” explains the NBA. The initiative represents a rarity in the history of the Association, which generally always takes the field on the most important days and practically every day. A decision therefore in line with what happened two years ago, with the entire league siding in favor of the recognition of the rights of African Americans after the death of George Floyd and Breanna Taylor, killed by the police and made available the arenas of the franchises. as polling stations, to encourage voter turnout, supported by Democrats. The initiative was contested by the Republicans and it is probable that even this last decision will not meet the approval of the Conservatives.
