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Odds of Democrats taking power in four days skyrocket as polling guru shares new dire warning for GOP ahead of the midterm elections: Live updates

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Bowman, R., Heller, V., & Schollenberger, K. (2026, October 30). Odds of Democrats taking power in four days skyrocket as polling guru shares new dire warning for GOP ahead of the midterm elections: Live updates. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16252385/2026-midterms-trump-election-polls-democrats-republicans-live.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-30 · by Rachel Bowman, Victor Heller, Katrina Schollenberger

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Kalshi predicts Democrats have a 69% chance of winning control of the Senate and a 92% chance of taking the House ahead of the midterms. President Trump plans virtual rallies instead of in-person events to support Republicans, who are defending narrow majorities in both chambers. The article highlights these predictions and contrasting strategies between parties as election day approaches.
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As of October 30, 2026, Democrats have a 69% chance of winning control of the Senate and a 92% chance of taking the House, according to predictions on the betting platform Kalshi. The midterms, scheduled for November 7, will determine whether Republicans can maintain their narrow majorities in both chambers or if Democrats will succeed in flipping them. President Donald Trump is set to travel to Daytona Beach, Florida, to rally support for Republican candidates and has opted for virtual tele-rallies instead of in-person events in Kansas City and Iowa, surprising GOP insiders.

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Rachel Bowman
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🔮 Then the nation will wait as ballots are counted across the country to find out whether Republicans or Democrats will take power.
🔮 'This is an active investigation, and no further information will be released at this time.'
🔮 President Trump will make a last-ditch effort to appeal to voters today as he delivers his 'closing arguments' on the midterms at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. The president held the final rally of his nationwide, 28-stop midterm campaign yesterday in Salina, Kansas as he sought to shore up Republican support and preserve the party's congressional majorities.
🔮 ' The pope is on the 'list of individuals who requested a vote by mail ballot for the upcoming election,' Kim Fladhammer, chief of staff at the Will County clerk’s office, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
🔮 President Donald Trump will travel to Daytona Beach, Florida, today in a bid to rally support for Republicans, as GOP Rep. Byron Donalds runs to succeed Governor Ron DeSantis and faces Democratic candidate David Jolly.
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🔮 Take Daily Mail's quiz and find out Millions of Americans will head to the polls on Tuesday in what is shaping up to be one of the most decisive midterm elections in US history.
🔮 Dan Sullivan has tried to leverage Peltola's outbursts to boost his own re-election bid, Alaskans appear unbothered by her rough rhetoric in a midterm battle that could determine control of Congress.
🔮 Take Daily Mail's quiz and find out As a report about an alleged election scheme shakes up Alaska's Senate race, Alaskans are revealing to the Daily Mail whether the scandals surrounding Democrat Mary Peltola will impact their votes.
🔮 It comes as Peltola's race against incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan looks to be one of the closest in the country, and one that may not produce a clear result on Tuesday night.
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🔮 President Donald Trump will travel to Daytona Beach, Florida, today in a bid to rally support for Republicans, as GOP Rep. Byron Donalds runs to succeed Governor Ron DeSantis and faces Democratic candidate David Jolly.
🔮 When asked whether he would mind if the investigation would lead to criminal charges for Peltola, he said 'so be it.'
🔮 This combination photo shows Trump-backed Republican Sen Dan Sullivan, left, in Palmer, Alaska, on August 17, 2026, and another candidate in Alaska's Senate race named Dan Sullivan Trump branded the scheme ‘voter fraud at the highest level’ as he headed to a rally in Ohio, and called for the decoy Sullivan to be struck from the ballot too Governor Mike Dunleavy said that investigators would examine whether the campaign should face criminal charges or civil penalties.
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Meanwhile, Trump has called for Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be prosecuted over the alleged ballot sabotage plot, calling the reported scheme 'voter fraud at the highest level.' Follow the Daily Mail for more updates...
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30
🔮 President Donald Trump will travel to Daytona Beach, Florida, today in a bid to rally support for Republicans, as GOP Rep. Byron Donalds runs to succeed Governor Ron DeSantis and faces Democratic candidate David Jolly.

Claims (8 extracted, 1 hedged)

Kalshi has given Democrats a 69 percent chance of winning control of the Senate and a 92 percent chance of taking the House, according to predictions on the betting platform ahead of Election Day. uncertain
Kalshi → give → Day
Control of Congress is up for grabs in the 2026 midterms, with Republicans fighting to defend their narrow majorities in both chambers as Democrats look to flip the House and Senate. asserted
Democrats → fight → House
The latest projections show a stark contrast between the two parties just days before Election Day, with Democrats' potential gains being compared to the party's 2008 blowout victory under Barack Obama. asserted
gains → show → Obama
President Donald Trump will travel to Daytona Beach, Florida, today in a bid to rally support for Republicans, as GOP Rep. Byron Donalds runs to succeed Governor Ron DeSantis and faces Democratic candidate David Jolly. asserted
Donalds → travel → Jolly
Trump has also scrapped two planned rallies in Kansas City and Iowa, surprising GOP insiders by opting to address voters virtually instead. asserted
Trump → scrap → voters
The White House confirmed the president will take part in a blitz of at least 20 tele-rallies in the run-up to Election Day. asserted
president → confirm → Day
'With Republicans in a strong position in Kansas and Iowa, previously planned in-person rallies in those states will no longer take place as scheduled,' the Republican National Committee said in a press release. asserted
Committee → plan → release
Meanwhile, Trump has called for Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be prosecuted over the alleged ballot sabotage plot, calling the reported scheme 'voter fraud at the highest level.' Follow the Daily Mail for more updates... asserted
Peltola → call → updates
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