{"id":470333,"date":"2026-10-19T07:26:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T07:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/470333\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T07:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T07:26:24","slug":"texas-senate-candidates-rally-voters-a-day-before-early-voting-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/470333\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Senate candidates rally voters a day before early voting begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Democrat<\/p>\n

\n Our reporters are on the ground in key states as we enter the final two weeks of the midterm election cycle.\n <\/p>\n

\n The GOP is trying to hold off election losses as national polls show Democrats have an advantage. In the latest CNN Poll of Polls<\/a> averaging recent \u201cgeneric ballot\u201d questions \u2014 which ask voters which party\u2019s congressional candidate they would support in their district \u2014 the Democrats lead the Republicans 54% to 45%, with little variation in the margin across polls.\n <\/p>\n

\n If you\u2019re just joining us, here\u2019s the latest from the campaign trail:\n <\/p>\n

\n Michigan Senate race: GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers distanced himself from Trump\u2019s false comments<\/a> about his opponent, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, in an interview with CNN\u2019s Dana Bash<\/a> this morning, but he still attempted to tie the Democrat to an Islamist political movement.\n <\/p>\n

\n Meanwhile, El-Sayed campaigned in Flint and Detroit. In Flint, his war of words with the president<\/a> continued. \u201cDonald Trump and JD Vance can\u2019t seem to keep my name out of their mouth,\u201d El-Sayed told a crowd. Later, in Detroit, El-Sayed shifted his focus to support for unions as he spoke to the Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters.\n <\/p>\n

\"23081081<\/p>\n

Abdul El-Sayed responds to Trump’s attacks on his name\n <\/p>\n

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed pointed to the Trump family’s dealings in the Middle East as he responded to Republican attacks on his faith and name. The Michigan-born doctor would be the first Muslim to serve in the US Senate if elected, facing Republican Mike Rogers in a competitive race.<\/p>\n

\"23081081<\/p>\n

Abdul El-Sayed responds to Trump’s attacks on his name<\/p>\n

1:39<\/p>\n

\n Maine Senate race: Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson stressed his support for ending the war in Iran<\/a>, but did not appear to have a clear plan on how the US should exit the conflict. Asked by CNN how the US would pull out of the war and what that would mean for the Strait of Hormuz, Jackson replied that \u201cIran controlled it before.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Massachusetts GOP candidate suspends campaign: Shawn Oliver, the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, suspended his campaign<\/a> after he was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor.\n <\/p>\n

\n Kansas: CNN\u2019s Manu Raju spoke with Sen. Roger Marshall and his Democratic challenger, pastor Adam Hamilton about the surprisingly competitive contest:\n <\/p>\n

\"23079010<\/p>\n

Republicans are rushing to save this Senate seat\n <\/p>\n

Republicans are ramping up efforts to hold on to Sen. Roger Marshall\u2019s seat as Democrat Adam Hamilton, a pastor, is challenging him. CNN\u2019s Manu Raju traveled to Kansas to speak with both candidates about the race and what\u2019s at stake.<\/p>\n

\"23079010<\/p>\n

Republicans are rushing to save this Senate seat<\/p>\n

2:51<\/p>\n

\n Energy costs complicate GOP campaigns: Energy market traders have blamed a spike in oil prices<\/a> on ongoing supply concerns due to the US-Iran war. Trump has insisted that prices will soon come tumbling down, but the path toward ending the conflict and restoring stability remains unclear.<\/a> Many Republicans are facing questions about the issue as they make their pitch to voters on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he\u2019s been in touch with the White House about concerns within his Republican conference about the \u201cunintended consequences\u201d of Trump\u2019s moves to waive sanctions on Russian fuel sales.<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN\u2019s Jeff Zeleny, Manu Raju, Aileen Graef, Katherine Koretski, Molly English and Alison Main contributed to this report.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our reporters are on the ground in key states as we enter the final two weeks of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":470334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-470333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/470334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}