The stage is set in the United States for mid-term elections that could seal President Barack Obama's political fate.
One third of the US Senate and the entire House of Representatives are up for grabs when Americans vote on Tuesday.
Republicans hope to make substantial gains both in the US Congress, and in Governors' mansions across the country.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says the campaign has been marked by an enormous degree of public indifference.
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If electoral turnout is a measure of a country's regard for its politicians….then the fact that most Americans will stay home on Tuesday speaks volumes.
President Obama's approval ratings are at record lows.
Polls show that Americans have more confidence in used car salesmen than in members of the US Congress.
The nation's news channels have noted that it's not a great time for candidates on the stump to expect a tidal wave of enthused support.
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For President Obama, things are particularly bleak.
In American parlance, his public standing is now so low he has no coat-tails that Democrats can grab onto and ride to victory.
In fact, most of them have rejected his offer to campaign on their behalf.
Where he has made appearances - like the state of Maine a few days ago - he has not sounded like the enthused orator who swept to victory in the Presidential campaigns of 2008 and 2012.
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Christina Bellantoni, editor of Capitol Hill's newspaper Roll Call, says with Republicans capitalizing on the President's unpopularity, Democrats have largely wanted to avoid any association with him.
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All that Presidential money - often raised at 30 thousand dollar a plate dinners - may not see off the Republican challenge.
The Republicans desperately hope that they wake up on Wednesday morning having taking control of the US Senate….making them the dominant party on Capitol Hill.
Senator Mitch McConnell…currently the Minority leader in the Senate, is urging voters - in essence - to put him in charge.
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It would also mean that Barack Obama would have no chance whatsoever of getting any of his legislative priorities passed through Congress….rendering him a lame duck in the White House with two years to go, and so many promises unfulfilled.
And that debate over his legacy is only just getting beginning….along with the campaign to succeed him in the White House.
Tuesday's vote has importance on its own merits….but it's also another punctuation mark before the gloves come off in the Presidential battle of 2016.
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