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28 articles about 24 events for “Democrats Lead in Midterm Polls” from The Independent.
“Democrats have taken control of the Senate after a string of Republican-held seats fell in Tuesday's election.”
“Democrats held surprise leads in red states on the eve of voting The Democratic Party’s Senate candidates lead their GOP counterparts in several key battleground states on the eve of voting, including Texas and Alaska, where the president won comfortably in…”
“President Donald Trump and his Republicans are about to get “trounced” in Tuesday’s midterm elections, former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has predicted.”
“Democratic senator Jon Ossoff has enjoyed a hugely successful night in the US midterm elections - and his odds of becoming the next American president have dramatically risen.”
“While recent polls and historical precedent favors Democrats ahead of Election Day, systematic polling inaccuracies could alter the outcome, according to NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki.”
“Mike Johnson rallies for Mike Lawler as Democrats fight to flip Harris-won New York battleground GOP leaders are circling the wagons in suburban New York, desperate to protect Rep.”
“If Democrats win control of one or both chambers of Congress, it could lead them to block many parts of Trump’s agenda for his final two years in office.”
“Pope Leo XIV has registered to vote in next week’s midterms and will become the first pontiff ever to cast a ballot in an American election if he submits his ballot, according to a report.”
“Democrats have also shown strength in competitive state races, including in Texas, where Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico holds a narrow lead in polls over Republican candidate Ken Paxton.”
“Volodymyr Zelensky has said the forthcoming US midterm elections could impact the future of Ukraine, as Donald Trump’s Republican Party faces gloomy polls.”
“Log in Donald Trump’s favorite pollster, Harry Enten from CNN, has predicted that Democrats will win big in next Tuesday’s midterm elections and have a substantial majority in the House of Representatives.”
“Log in Democrats must secure at least four additional seats in November's midterm elections to capture control of the 100-seat US Senate, where Republicans currently maintain a 53-47 majority.”
“On an individual level, Democrats have wide leads in swing states like Georgia and North Carolina.”
“The 11-point lead is the largest quarterly margin Democrats have recorded since the first quarter of 2009, poll aggregator Interactive Polls wrote on X Monday.”
“In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, he complained that polls “have ALWAYS underestimated MAGA” and pointed to his approval rating in the Trumpworld pollster McLaughlin & Associates as evidence that Republicans could still pull off a midterm win.”
“Trump continues to bleed support, and surveys show Democrats are more motivated to turn out than Republicans, as is usually the case in midterm elections with the minority party.”
“The president didn’t stop there, warning that if Democrats take the majority in Congress, they will raise taxes and lead to another Great Depression.”
“Log in President Donald Trump’s midterm convention in Texas earlier this month was intended to rally his Republican base ahead of the fast-approaching midterm elections but, in fact, appears to have given Democrats a major boost.”
“Log in Welcome to the final sprint of the 2026 midterm elections.”
“Covey said, citing the midterm election in which Democrats flipped 40 House seats.”
“Log in New polling ahead of the November midterms show Democrats with a significant lead in House and Senate races.”
“Democrats would win three House seats in the 2018 midterm elections, only for Iowa to have an all-Republican delegation by 2022.”
“They also followed comments she made to The Independent in July after a poll showed her with a narrow lead over other potential Democratic contenders in New Hampshire, which holds the nation's first primary elections.”
“During the unprecedented (for a reason) Republican midterm convention, the GOP frequently invoked communism and socialism, painting Democrats as all in thrall to the far left of the party.”
“Polls show Democrats leading in the so-called generic congressional race, 50.4 percent to 42.3 percent, according to Real Clear Polling, but the Cook Political Report rates future control of both chambers as a toss-up.”
“"After the Willie Horton ad dropped, Bush established a lead in the polls and never looked back,"”