{"id":944202,"date":"2026-10-28T17:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/944202\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:50:13","slug":"us-midterms-six-days-left-who-leads-in-the-polls-as-trump-obama-rally-us-midterm-elections-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/944202\/","title":{"rendered":"US midterms: Six days left \u2013 who leads in the polls as Trump, Obama rally | US Midterm Elections 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"

With six days to go before the November 3 midterm elections<\/a> in the United States, Democrats are leading Republicans in national polls, but several key Senate races seem too close to call.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump has stepped up his campaigning, holding two Republican rallies in Texas<\/a> on Tuesday before heading to Ohio on Wednesday. Ex-President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris are also hitting the campaign trail in Georgia for the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

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Here is what the latest polls say, what happened on the campaign trail and what to expect on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

What do the latest polls suggest?<\/p>\n

With less than a week to go before the midterms, a Reuters\/Ipsos poll suggests the Democrats are ahead of the Republicans by nine points.<\/p>\n

According to the October 22-26 survey, 47 percent of voters support the Democrats, compared with 36 percent who support the Republicans. When undecided voters\u2019 leanings were taken into account, Democrats lead with 50 percent compared with\u00a0Republicans\u2019 41 percent.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s approval rating improved by a percentage point to 32 percent, with 73 percent of US adults saying the cost of living was going in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n

In Texas, where Democrats have not won a Senate election since 1988, James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton are virtually tied in the polls.<\/p>\n

Trump has made several trips to the state ahead of the midterms, but the polls indicate a much tighter race than the president has suggested.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good people of Texas have probably never seen so much of President Trump. Four visits in seven weeks, which, to put that into context, is twice as many as we saw at the comparable period leading up to the 2024 election, which perhaps shows just how concerned Republicans are,\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s Phil Lavelle said, reporting from the Texas coastal city of Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n

Lavelle said local analysis suggested more Republicans have voted early than Democrats, but Talarico has also been courting Republicans dissatisfied<\/a> with Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean Republicans are voting for Republican candidates,\u201d Lavelle said.<\/p>\n

In Michigan<\/a>, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers are also competing in a closely contested Senate race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a Republican forever, but I became an independent in the last two elections,\u201d Michael Alexander, a Native American backing El-Sayed, told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really vote for a party any more. I vote for who I think will do the best job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932, but Republican incumbent Roger Marshall now faces a close contest against Democrat Adam Hamilton.<\/p>\n

The race has brought Trump and his deputy, JD Vance, to the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a reason why we\u2019re seeing not only US President Donald Trump but also Vice President JD Vance heading to Kansas because it\u2019s actually in play,\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s Patty Culhane said.<\/p>\n

According to The Associated Press<\/a> news agency, both parties and their allied groups have committed about $71m to campaign advertising in the Kansas race, making it the most expensive Senate contest in the state\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

What happened in the US midterm campaigns over the past 24 hours?<\/p>\n

Trump addressed two campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday in support of Paxton.<\/p>\n

In Corpus Christi, Trump pointed to a tanker that he said was carrying one million barrels of Venezuelan oil and called it a win for his administration. He also suggested the idea of making Venezuela the 51st US state. The Trump administration has signed an oil deal with Venezuela\u2019s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, after abducting socialist President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation in January.<\/p>\n

Trump also announced plans to roll back the Biden-era restrictions on methane emissions from oil and gas production, stating that it would help bring down energy prices.<\/p>\n

\"USTrump applauds after speaking at a midterm campaign rally at the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas, October 27, 2026 [Kent Nishimura\/AFP]<\/p>\n

Fuel prices have become a huge election issue as the US-Israel war on Iran continues. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also joined Trump for a rare campaign-trail appearance in Texas.<\/p>\n

In Alaska, Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski has backed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor rather than Bernadette Wilson, the Trump-endorsed candidate.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday?<\/p>\n

Trump heads to Ohio on Wednesday for his third rally in the state this month, as Republicans try to defend a Senate seat being challenged by former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown.<\/p>\n

The US president is scheduled to speak in Chillicothe at 23:00 GMT. Republican Senator Jon Husted, who took over Vance\u2019s seat when he became vice president, is facing Brown, who is seeking a return to the Senate after losing his seat in 2024.<\/p>\n

The two are in a closely contested race, with more than $400m spent or reserved for campaign advertising as of October 8, according to an Axios report.<\/p>\n

Republicans are particularly concerned in Texas, Ohio, Kansas and Iowa, where even a few percentage points for a third party could swing the outcome.<\/p>\n

Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in Ohio on Wednesday and Iowa on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Vance will be in Kinston, North Carolina, campaigning for Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley, who is running against former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. The vice president is expected to speak at 16:30 GMT.<\/p>\n

In Georgia, former President Obama will campaign in Atlanta alongside Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms at 20:00 GMT.<\/p>\n

Ossoff is running against Republican Mike Collins, while Bottoms faces Republican Rick Jackson in the governor\u2019s race. Trump won Georgia in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n

Former Vice President Harris also begins a three-day visit to Georgia on Wednesday, with early in-person voting due to end on Friday, October 30.<\/p>\n

In Wisconsin, Marquette Law School will publish its latest statewide poll at 18:15 GMT.<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s poll will also examine voters\u2019 views on inflation, tariffs, the US-Israel war on Iran and Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n

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