Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “With Election Day on Tuesday, the U.S. Senate race has taken a turn few imagined when the campaign began.”

“Ossoff has gone from the nation’s most vulnerable Democratic incumbent to a rising national party figure drawing serious talk of a 2028 presidential bid.”

“Collins is struggling to convince fellow Republicans that he has a chance, telling voters Ossoff has only national ambitions on his mind.”

Los Angeles Times: “Capping a turbulent first half of Trump’s second term, the campaign has been defined by affordability and economic issues that have created headwinds for Republicans and spurred a possible turn toward Democrats by voters. And as Trump has pushed the limits of executive power, the midterms could act as a consequential check on his presidential reach.”

A new AtlasIntel poll in Texas finds James Talarico (D) leading Ken Paxton (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 51% to 45%.

The same poll in Texas finds Gina Hinojosa (D) leading Greg Abbott (R) in the governor’s race, 49% to 48%.

“Republicans are burning tens of millions of last-minute ad dollars to try to rescue three red-state senators who they say ignored months of warnings that their campaigns were in danger,” Axios reports.

“Senate races in Kansas, South Carolina and Mississippi are normally GOP layups. This year, Republicans have diverted resources from swing-state battles to defend them.”

“Republicans’ hopes of avoiding a wipeout in the midterms come down to how many of their voters show up Tuesday,” the Washington Post reports.

”Unlike two years ago, when the party invested in encouraging supporters to vote early and by mail and headed into Election Day meeting or beating its targets, GOP operatives said their fate this year hinges on whether voters turn out on Election Day or not at all. The concern extends beyond Trump supporters who don’t consistently vote when he isn’t on the ballot; Republicans said usually reliable base voters are considering sitting this election out or crossing over to support Democrats.”

New York Times: “Republicans, fearing deep losses across the country, have unleashed a flurry of attacks, casting their Democratic challengers as radical, dangerous and even anti-American. In Michigan, Republicans seized on a surprising last-minute endorsement of their nominee for the Senate, former Representative Mike Rogers, by Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate Democrat who lost during the primary race.”

“While Democrats erupted over Ms. Stevens’s decision, the party’s candidates have tried to keep their focus on the three issues that have animated their campaigns for months: affordability, corruption and what they describe as the chaos of the Trump administration.”

New York Times: “As he has sought to rally support for GOP candidates before the midterm elections, Mr. Vance has repeatedly reverted to deeply personal attacks and inflammatory rhetoric, playing a leading role in a campaign in which Republicans in tightening races have adopted xenophobic, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric.”

“He fat-shamed critics, and suggested that the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas was gay and had inappropriate relationships with children. He asserted that a Black Democratic candidate in Florida did not belong in the United States because of her socialist views. He questioned the Christianity of a Kansas pastor running for Senate. And he defended a widely criticized ad featuring the estranged mother of the Democrat running for governor in Ohio, Dr. Amy Acton.”