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New poll predicts doomsday scenario for Republicans in all seven toss-up Senate races as Trump eyes scapegoat

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Churchill, V. (2026, November 2). New poll predicts doomsday scenario for Republicans in all seven toss-up Senate races as Trump eyes scapegoat. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16258681/New-poll-predicts-doomsday-scenario-Republicans-seven-toss-Senate-races-Trump-eyes-scapegoat.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-02 · by Victoria Churchill

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A New York Times poll predicts significant losses for Republican candidates in seven key Senate races for the upcoming midterms. The poll shows Democratic leads or ties in states like Michigan, Texas, Maine, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, and Alaska. In these races, Democrats are responding to polls at a rate 30% higher than Republicans, potentially skewing results. Despite President Trump's efforts to boost Republican turnout with campaign rallies, his advisors suggest he cannot be held responsible if the results do not favor Republicans.
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In the 2026 U.S. midterm elections on November 3, Democrats are projected to win control of Congress from the Republicans, marking a significant shift after President Donald Trump's presidency has seen declining approval ratings. Despite initial uncertainties and campaign surprises such as the unexpected death of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and the resignation of oysterman candidate Graham Platner in Maine amid allegations of sexual assault, polls show Democrats leading in seven key Senate battleground states according to surveys by The New York Times and Siena College. This outcome could effectively end the Trump era, setting the stage for substantial changes in national policy direction over the final two years of his term.

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🔮 Alaska is also predicted to go the way of the Democrats, with another Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan, losing his seat to former Democrat lawmaker Mary Peltola.
🔮 Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Big Apple's mayor Zohran Mamdani have put on a united front in public, joining forces. Yet, as revealed by the New York Times, Mamdani's rapid rise has caused some friction among Ocasio-Cortez' allies, noting, 'While Mr. Mamdani has not universally pleased the left, it has long grated on some Ocasio-Cortez allies that the new mayor seems to be given more deference from more of the base than she was ever afforded.'
🔮 The moment came around an hour into Trump's rally in Daytona Beach on Friday, as the president campaigned ahead of elections that will determine control of Congress.
🔮 - Sign up HERE for the DC Insider Newsletter - for your guide on all the latest from the midterm campaign trail and what's rattling the White House A history professor who has accurately predicted the outcome of nine of the last 11 presidential races has issued his final assessment of the 2026 midterms.
🔮 - Sign up HERE for the DC Insider Newsletter- our guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill Republicans are on course to lose the House of Representatives in less than a week, and even President Donald Trump fears his voters will stay home.
🔮 President Trump himself has cast doubt on the GOP's chance at success with concerns about whether conservative voters will show up to vote this fall – especially because he's not on the ballot.
🔮 Per Axios, Castellanos believes that 'Republicans and independents are going to be screaming for attention, and many of them, including those who voted for Trump, may show their frustration by not showing up.'
🔮 At the rally, Darline called him 'one of Lindsey's greatest friends,' adding that Trump 'will always be a part of the Graham family.' Last month, the GOP allocated an additional $5 million in South Carolina to support Darline. The influx of cash was being sent as an 'insurance policy,' per Axios, to keep a seat in Republicans' hands that Lindsey had always won by more than 10 percent.
🔮 El-Sayed, who is on the Democratic ticket for Michigan, has faced Trump's ire for his politics and Islamic background, with the President saying he is a 'Member of the Muslim Brotherhood,' and claiming that he 'should never be allowed inside the halls of our great, beautiful Capitol building in Washington, DC.' On Sunday, Trump said that 'Abdul' would have to 'be the only Senator that will have to have to go through a metal detector before he's allowed to go into the Senate.
🔮 The two chatted aboard Air Force One en route to President Donald Trump's rally in Michigan, where Minaj is expected to speak on stage later in the day.
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US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a midterm campaign rally at Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa on November 1, 2026 Another Republican that the poll sees being ousted on Election Day on Tuesday is Kansas Republican Roger Marshall.
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🔮 Alaska is also predicted to go the way of the Democrats, with another Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan, losing his seat to former Democrat lawmaker Mary Peltola.

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Take Daily Mail's quiz and find out The final batch of polling of this year’s midterms from the New York Times paints a worst-case scenario for Republicans across the country. asserted
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Research from the New York Times and the Siena Research Institute has found Democrats leading or at least tied in key battleground races. asserted
Democrats → find → races
The Times poll has Democrat Abdul El Sayed up in Michigan by more than a double-digit margin over his Republican opponent Mike Rogers, 53 to 42. asserted
poll → have → 42
The poll was conducted before Democrat Haley Stevens endorsed Rogers on Sunday. asserted
Stevens → conduct → Sunday
In Texas, the poll also predicts a flip of the Lone Star State’s US Senate seat by Democrat James Talarico, who was found leading his Republican opponent Ken Paxton 50 to 43. asserted
who → predict → opponent
The poll also predicts a flip in Maine, where it puts incumbent Republican Susan Collins down to Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, 45 to 51. asserted
it → predict → 51
In Ohio, a state President Donald Trump has won three times, the poll also found Republican incumbent John Husted likely to lose to his Democratic opponent, Sherrod Brown. asserted
Husted → win → opponent
The Times poll sees Brown up 49 to 44 over Husted. asserted
Brown → see → Husted
The Times also predicts a flip of the open US Senate seat in Iowa, where Democrat Josh Turek is up by a point over Republican Ashley Hinson, 48 to 47. asserted
Turek → predict → 47
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a midterm campaign rally at Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa on November 1, 2026 Another Republican that the poll sees being ousted on Election Day on Tuesday is Kansas Republican Roger Marshall. asserted
poll → arrive → Tuesday
Marshall was found to be down, 44 to 49 to his Democratic opponent Adam Hamilton. asserted
Marshall → find → opponent
Alaska is also predicted to go the way of the Democrats, with another Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan, losing his seat to former Democrat lawmaker Mary Peltola. asserted
incumbent → predict → Peltola
The poll, however, contained one shocking admission. asserted
poll → contain → admission
The Times wrote that 'this cycle, Democrats are once again responding to Times/ Siena polls at a much higher rate than Republicans. asserted
Democrats → write → Republicans
' 'Across these final battleground polls, registered White Democrats were about 30 percent likelier to take the poll than registered White Republicans,' the Times added. asserted
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President Donald Trump is crisscrossing the country and holding a slew of campaign rallies in an effort to drive turnout for Republicans. asserted
Trump → crisscross → Republicans
However, Trump's advisers have privately admitted that he can't bear the blame if the results are far from stellar for Republicans on Tuesday night. asserted
results → admit → night
'The president can only do so much,' one Trump political advisor told the Daily Mail. asserted
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'If we do fall short in the midterms, it's not because of the president's lack of trying or lack of effort.' asserted
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Throughout his many campaign stops, Trump has urged supporters at his rallies to act like he is on the ballot, because although his name is not, his legacy is, and he does not want to spend his last two years in office as a lame duck. asserted
he → urge → duck
Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the Senate, and Democrats need to pick up at least four of them to control the upper chamber in the next Congress. asserted
Democrats → hold → Congress
In the US House of Representatives, Democrats need to flip at least three seats. asserted
Democrats → need → seats
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