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92 articles about 80 events for “Midterm Election Polling Leads”.
“A whopping 62% of voters in this election disapproved of his job as president, according to the voter poll commissioned by the broadcast networks and the Associated Press, which mixes pre-Election Day polling of early voters and Election Day exit polls.”
“Democrats have won control of Congress after flipping Republican-held House and Senate seats in Texas, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan and Kansas in the midterm elections.”
“Some Democrat gains would have been par for the course: in 90% of midterm elections in the past 80 years, the president’s party has lost House seats.”
“A fresh round of polling data in the final hours before Election Day shows Democratic candidates leading virtually every battleground state that will likely determine which party controls the Senate.”
“Republicans are trailing Democrats in seven key Senate battlegrounds, including longtime GOP strongholds Texas and Kansas, according to a poll released Sunday, just days before the midterm elections.”
“Even the larger leads elsewhere remain subject to polling error.”
“Other polling suggests that GOP candidates are even having trouble keeping leads in states that are typically considered strongholds for the party, such as in Texas, where most surveys have found that the Democratic candidate James Talarico is ahead—by a…”
“The Ohio governor’s race moves from Toss-up to Lean D. — Fox News’ special coverage of the 2026 midterm elections begins at 6pm ET next Tuesday, November 3, anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.”
“That is worth remembering in any analysis of midterm congressional elections.”
“While serious candidates typically stump for votes in the final hours of the midterm election, the mysterious Sullivan was not holding campaign events — and was nowhere to be found.”
“Polling stations are opening across the United States in a midterm election that, a year ago, Republicans expected to survive with their Senate majority intact.”
“…candidate James Talarico hosted his final rally of the 2026 midterms at Stubb's Bar-B-Q's Waller Creek Amphitheater in downtown Austin, where he likened his rival, Republican Ken Paxton, to an 'obnoxious' bar patron Supporters of Texas Democratic Senate…”
“Trump’s election fraud reward raises fears of vigilantism: Officials Zolan Kanno-Youngs AI generated WASHINGTON – US law enforcement and election officials are bracing for a tense election day as President Donald Trump has kept up a sustained attack on the…”
“Community and advocacy groups in Tarrant County, Texas, are rallying to get voters to the polls after county officials shut down dozens of early and Election Day polling locations weeks before the 2026 midterms.”
“Washington: President Donald Trump closed out the Republicans’ midterm election campaign by touting his makeover of the United States capital and holding up photographs of a controversial renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.”
“According to the latest Federal Election Commission, external (FEC) filings which run to mid-October, more than $9.5bn had been spent in this midterms cycle.”
“Now I’ll hasten to stipulate that 2026 is only a midterm election, and that presidential elections matter most.”
“Final polls ahead of the election show all or most of the seven key races shifting to the left, including in Kansas, where Democrat Adam Hamilton leads in the four most recent polls, including one from The Washington Post in which he led Republican incumbent…”
“It’s routine for DOJ monitors to watch over polling places, and the agency has assured states that, in the midterms, its observers will follow the law and not interfere with voting or election administration.”
“But ahead of the midterm elections, the president has left him feeling betrayed.”
“With only two days left until election day, more than 52 million Americans have already cast their ballot in what is shaping up to be one of the most decisive midterm elections in US history.”
“The Ohio governor’s race moves from Toss-up to Lean D. — Fox News’ special coverage of the 2026 midterm elections begins at 6pm ET next Tuesday, November 3, anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.”
“CNN polling published on Thursday gave Democrats leads in Texas and Michigan and toss-ups in Maine and Kansas.”
“California—a target of the Trump administration’s latest (unsuccessful) efforts to meddle in the midterms—has a separate law that generally prohibits officers from making arrests within 200 feet of a polling place on Election Day.”
“Days before Tuesday’s midterm elections, Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter sent formal letters nationwide telling state officials they must preserve election records for at least 22 months — or else risk criminal prosecution for failure to comply…”
“Election analyst Nate Silver has given a major update to his midterm election predictions – and it’s good news for the Democrats.”
“The Daily Mail's midterms power polling average, an analysis of polling averages, shows Democrats holding a strong advantage over Republicans with less than a week to go.”
“Election observers might actually be overindexing to presidential years, when there are the same two candidates on the ballot at the top of the ticket, and race-by-race correlations are stronger than in midterms.”
“This week, Trump offered $1 million to anyone who reports voter fraud that leads to a conviction, the latest in a string of incentives he has floated related to the midterms and another suggestion of rampant election fraud.”
“On the eve of a midterm election that could decide control of the US Senate, Democrats are dreaming again about breaking the Republican stranglehold on the Lone Star State, even as they brace for heartbreak.”
“America's midterm elections are less than one week away.”
“A CNN/SSRS poll that sampled voters in Texas, Kansas, Maine, and Michigan found ample cause for concern just days before the election.”
“In Texas, where Democrats haven’t won a Senate election since 1988, Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton with 48.5 percent to 46.7 percent, according to the poll aggregator.”
“The United States midterm elections appear stacked against the ruling Republicans, with polls suggesting the Democrats average an eight-point lead in the House of Representatives and the Senate.”
“The Republican Party appears almost certain to lose control of the House of Representatives in next week's midterm elections.”
“Trump, who has promised not to attack before the midterms, has not given the final order but is leaning toward a massive post-election strike that could hit Iranian infrastructure and nuclear sites.”
“The U.S. is less than a week away from its own major set of elections - the midterms.”
“The model forecasts both Congressional and gubernatorial races, but it’s trained on both midterm years like 2022 and years where these races coincide with presidential elections.”
“In 2022, President Biden’s deep unpopularity and the long history of the president’s party performing poorly in midterm elections suggested the possibility of a red wave.”
“The host pulled out a crumpled election mailer: “This says NYC can’t risk a mayor who supports defunding police,” he said.”
“Thousands of observers are to descend on polling places to monitor on Election Day Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day NEW YORK -- Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the…”
“…ald Trump heads to Iowa on Thursday to shore up Republicans in a state he won by 13 percentage points two years ago, but where his weakened standing and voter anxiety over his policies have complicated the party’s prospects in the November 3 midterm…”
“That indicator answers the question of which party Americans trust more to handle the issue most important to them in a given election year.”
“He indicated that he would give the 2028 question more serious consideration after the November midterm elections, rather than make an early commitment to a presidential campaign.”
“Outside North Carolina, their leads are essentially ties, and polling has underestimated Republican support in several recent elections.”
“The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is focused on retaking the House, launched a rural engagement program for the first time this election cycle, including polling, paid media and staff.”
“Canada and the midterms Polling shows Republicans trailing in several key races, including in states bordering Canada where Trump’s trade war with Ottawa has become an election issue.”
“New national polling, external shows that AI regulation and data centres are among some of the top issues for voters this election cycle, behind the ongoing Iran War and various aspects of the economy.”
“Log in For the first time this year, Fox News is projecting that Democrats will win control of the House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections.”
“In June, Ossoff dismissed talk of a 2028 presidential bid as 'fantasy football' and said he had 'zero interest' in running for the White House, urging Democrats to concentrate on the midterm elections instead.”
“Polls are a snapshot, and other helpful things to remember during the midterm elections This is about the time of year when the country engages in the Great American Biennial Polling Freakout.”
“That is why he is carefully weighing what to do at the November midterm elections, which will determine the makeup of Congress for the second half of Mr Trump's presidency.”
“Pollsters and Republican political operatives aren’t fully buying the Democratic polling leads that project the minority party to flip the House and possibly win back the Senate, a task considered herculean at the start of the 2026 election cycle.”
“David’s view Prick up your ears, and you can hear it — the sound of many different kinds of Democrats grabbing credit for midterm victories that aren’t official yet.”
“… polls of this race since September 1 in the New York Times polling aggregator, the Democrat leads in four, the Republican leads in five, and one was a tie.1 The state is a petri dish for Trump’s toxicity: diesel prices, corruption, and concerns about AI and…”
“Log in The midterm election is less than a month away.”
“Four weeks out from the election, and for most Americans, it’s time for football, foliage, and flannel.”
“GOP insiders privately fear that the rising energy costs caused by the president's war could cost Republicans their majorities in the House and Senate during the midterm election.”
“That’s double the lead they had among Latino voters at this point in 2024, though not quite at the heights the party enjoyed at this time in 2018, according to NBC News polling from just before that election.”
“The poll was taken days before leaked audio emerged of Paxton discussing President Donald Trump's Republican midterm convention in Dallas.”
“…ss whether Democrats are headed for a blue wave in the 2026 midterms, why the Senate map remains an uphill climb even in a favorable national environment, and what the persistent unpopularity of the Democratic Party tells us about its challenges going into…”
“Griffin told a conservative podcast in September, where he was touting 10X Votes ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.”
“Is President Donald Trump’s ramped-up travel schedule a sign the White House is in damage limitation mode with a month to go until the midterm elections?”
“Activists are preparing, anyway As midterm elections approach, some voters are worried about immigration enforcement officers at polling places WASHINGTON -- With early voting already underway, a question worrying some voters is what role — if any —…”
“'He was a big part of it... the convention helped Ken Paxton a lot.' Despite Trump's public upbeat comments, GOP insiders and candidates privately fear that November's midterm elections could strip Republicans of their majorities in both the House and Senate.”
“GOP insiders, meanwhile, privately fear that the rising energy costs caused by the president's war could cost Republicans their majorities in the House and Senate during the midterm election.”
“Hochul announced raising $8.5 million over the summer months between her campaign and the state Democratic Party’s account, bringing her combined total to $33 million cash-on-hand ahead of November’s midterm election.”
“Though the midterm elections are still in full swing, the first murmurs of the 2028 election season are already underway.”
“…out the war on Tuesday as he railed against Iran at the United Nations General Assembly, threatening to “annihilate” the country and making a claim that Tehran was waiting to see how the midterm congressional elections turned out before returning to the…”
“…he world is back boosting Republican candidates in critical midterm elections, including a bruising Senate race in Texas where Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing Democrat James Talarico, who had initially far outraised him and remains close in…”
“Democrats are poised to achieve trifectas—control of the governor’s office and both legislative chambers—in at least three states in this year’s midterm elections, and maybe even more.”
“…or, but more for Democrats than for Republicans, as more voters — including nearly half of independents — say they consider their vote a signal of opposition to the president than at any other time in three decades of NBC News polling before midterm…”
“Instead, they believe the 2026 elections could be testing something more politically complicated — whether voters who have moved away from Democrats are becoming less attached to Republicans, too.”
“…rks the first time a Democrat has ever led Abbott in public polling in an election year.' The last Democratic governor of Texas was Ann Richards, who left office in 1995, and the last Democratic US Senator was Bob Krueger, who was appointed by Richards in…”
“Sand, 44, is leading Republican businessman Zach Lahn by an average of 5.2 percentage points in polling ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election.”
“California's proposed "billionaire's tax" on the assets of wealthy state residents enjoys a slim lead in the polls leading up to the midterm elections, though so do two measures that, if they draw more votes, could render the scheme unenforceable.”
“…higan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed remains in a razor-thin race with Republican rival Mike Rogers despite Democrats holding leads in the state, highlighting the unusual political dynamic at play less than seven weeks out from the midterm…”
“The Senate has gone against the national political grain in the last two midterm elections.”
“On the other hand, he is roughly 13 points less popular nationally than he was on Election Day two years ago.”
“Whether it works for a GOP that polling indicates is likely to face heavy losses in November’s midterm elections is the open question hanging over this campaign.”
“House who distance themselves from President Donald Trump in this year’s midterm election aren’t just being foolish, they’re being disloyal.”
“Trump and Musk super PACs unleash millions to boost Republicans in battleground races NEW YORK, Sept 11 - The two biggest Republican money players in the 2026 midterm elections – U.S.”
“A pair of new polls in Senate battleground states highlights the basic tension at the heart of the midterm elections.”
“…e two parties compete for control of Congress in November’s midterm elections, the rise of democratic socialist ideas within the Democratic party has set off a debate among left-leaning leaders and voters about how best to counter Trump’s cultural dominance,…”
“The way our model adjusts for likely voters, it used to be that Republicans reliably had a turnout advantage in midterm elections.”
“Former officials and voting rights experts have expressed skepticism over a pledge by the Trump administration to dispatch 1,000 monitors across the country to scrutinize November’s US midterm elections.”