A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 54% to 44%.
Generic Congressional Ballot
Democrats 54%
Republicans 44%
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Trump Is Everywhere
Trial Balloon · Ep. 190: Trump Is Everywhere
Democrats Hold Big Lead with Latino Voters
“Democrats have a 24-point edge among Latino registered voters nationally heading into the midterm elections, according to the new NBC News/Telemundo poll. But under the surface, there are distinct segments of Latino voters — differences that mirror other divides in national politics and demonstrate how ‘the Latino vote’ is more than one big bloc.”
“Like the broader electorate, Latino women lean more Democratic than Latino men do.”
Older Candidates Keep Winning
“In the lead-up to the midterm elections, calls for generational change have echoed through districts across the country, as younger candidates have pushed to replace the old guard,” the New York Times reports.
“And yet, the gerontocracy remains alive and well in American politics. In primary after primary, voters rejected those calls for younger leadership, voting for incumbent politicians who were notably older than their challengers.”
Quote of the Day
“This feels more like 1994 and what I mean by that is not the total number of seats in play. But it’s that you feel like America is the battleground.”
— Democratic pollster John Anzalone, quoted by CNN, on the midterm elections being fought across many red states.
With Threats to Midterms, States Say Trump Isn’t Helping
“U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring schemes by Russia and other adversaries to meddle in the midterm elections, but countering those threats has been complicated by the Trump administration’s slashing of the federal government’s election security infrastructure,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump Backs Data Centers in Ohio Amid Tight Senate Race
“President Trump defended data centers at a midterm campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday, arguing that the U.S. will risk losing ground in the global artificial intelligence race against China without the massive facilities that have come under heightened scrutiny,” NewsNation reports.
Said Trump: “There’s so much money to be made for Ohio. You can’t just turn them off. They’ll go to China.”
New York Times: Trump promotes data centers at rally with Republican facing heat on them.
‘No Tax On Tips’ May Fall Flat for GOP in Midterms
New York Times: “Republicans in Congress had hoped the major tax-and-spending-cut bill they muscled into law last year would redeem them on the campaign trail as they try to beat historical odds to keep their majorities in November’s midterm elections.”
“But in an election that has increasingly become defined by the high cost of living, the benefits of the measure — including sharply restricting federal income taxes on tips and overtime — appear to be getting swamped by economic stress.”
Some Democrats Take a Harder Line On Trans Athletes
New York Times: “As the midterm election approaches, some Democrats in battleground races are moving to respond to Republican attacks casting them as extreme on transgender issues. In some cases, Democrats have reacted by accusing Republicans of being out of touch with voters’ economic concerns, or desperate to change the subject. In others, Democrats have voiced their opposition to transgender female athletes participating in girls’ and women’s sports. At times, their opposition has drawn criticism from other Democrats.”
“The strategies show how the party has shifted on the issue since the last nationwide election — a pivot that has played out in various ways since early 2025, when Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat from deep-blue California considering a run for president, suggested that the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports was ‘deeply unfair.'”
Some Democrats Say Race in South Carolina Is Winnable
New York Times: “Dr. Andrews, a pediatrician, is running for a seat that no Democratic candidate this century has come within eight points of winning. Even some of her most ardent supporters, in what may prove to be the most favorable midterm for Democrats in years, sense that her bid is a long shot.”
“Yet there is also some reason for optimism. Dr. Andrews is running against Senator Darline Graham, a political novice facing skeptics within her own party, at a time when the political environment is rapidly deteriorating for Republicans. Democrats are tied or in the lead in Senate races in five reliably Republican states, according to new New York Times/Siena University polls. That puts victories in Kansas, Mississippi and South Carolina within the party’s sight lines, if at their outer reaches.”
“Dr. Andrews will emerge next month as either a symbol of a massive Democratic comeback, or a cautionary tale of the limits of progressive optimism.”
Price of Ken Paxton Rescue Mission Has GOP Panicking
“Republicans know they have to spend big to save Ken Paxton. They’re increasingly worried MAGA Inc. won’t throw down in time,” Politico reports.
”In private conversations over recent weeks, senior Hill Republicans and GOP officials have nudged President Donald Trump’s team to start spending more on the Texas Senate race before it’s too late.”
“Those fears escalated after audio leaked of Paxton privately trashing Trump’s midterm convention, with some worrying it could impact whether MAGA Inc. continues spending after a current wave of GOP ad bookings run out Oct. 12.”
Trump Says Republicans ‘Will Shove It’ Up Democrats’ Ass
“President Donald Trump said he doesn’t care what the polls and the ‘fake news’ are showing: he is confident the Republicans are going to shock the world — and the Democrats, in particular — and perform much better than expected in the 2026 midterm elections,” Mediaite reports.
Said Trump: “They’re in for a big surprise. It’s very simple: You gotta get out and vote. You gotta get out. You gotta vote for these guys. If you do that, we’re gonna win and we’re gonna win big.”
He added: “And we’re gonna shove it up their ass.”
Republicans Walk Tight Rope On Immigration
“Republicans are struggling with how to thread the needle on immigration ahead of what is expected to be a bruising midterm season in which many voters have soured on the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement,” NewsNation reports.
Byron Donalds Walks a Tightrope of Trump Loyalty
“Rep. Byron Donalds had a problem,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“President Trump had learned that the campaign of the man he’d endorsed to become Florida’s next governor had scrubbed prominent mentions of him from Donalds’s website. To calm Trump down, aides showed him a tweet where Donalds minimized the change and appeared beaming alongside the president inside the Oval Office, according to people familiar with the events. That satisfied Trump, who went on to warn that Donalds risked losing if he dropped him.”
“The incident last month shows the conundrum facing Republicans who owe their political careers to Trump. A worsening environment for the GOP is tightening midterm races across the country and prompting a number of Republicans to distance themselves from the president.”
Latinos Urge Democratic Governors to Put Money in Texas
“Latino Democratic leaders are renewing calls for the Democratic Governors Association to invest more heavily in Texas after a New York Times/Siena College poll showed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa narrowly leading Republican Gov. Greg Abbott,” CBS News reports.
Quote of the Day
“If the Democrats win, you will have an economic depression, much like 1929. If the Republicans win you will each have $5,000 in your pocket.”
— President Trump, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, once again promising to pay voters to vote Republican in the midterm elections.
Trump Urges Republicans to Vote by Mail
“President Trump, who has long staged a rhetorical and legal assault against voting by mail even as he used the method himself to cast his ballots, released a video on Saturday urging Republicans to vote early and by mail in the midterm election,” the New York Times reports.
Said Trump: “Vote early. Vote by mail. Or vote in person on Election Day.”
“It was the latest contortion from Mr. Trump on mail balloting. He has for years promoted unfounded claims that mail voting is rife with fraud, while working to restrict the practice for Americans, an effort that has been stymied by lawmakers and the courts. As recently as July, he said ‘mail-in ballots are inherently corrupt.'”
Ken Paxton’s Wife Urges Texans to Vote for Him
“Angela Paxton wants to clear the air,” the New York Times reports.
“Mrs. Paxton, the estranged wife of Ken Paxton, a conservative firebrand locked in a fierce battle for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas, is urging voters in a new ad to back the entire Republican ticket when they go to the polls next month.”
“While Mrs. Paxton doesn’t mention her husband — whom she is divorcing, alleging adultery — by name in the ad, she addresses ‘the elephant in the room’ by telling voters they should look past their qualms with any single candidate and think about the future of the Republican Party.”
Mediaite: Republicans sound alarm on Ken Paxton’s “slow-moving car crash” of a campaign.
Tim Burchett Plans to Block Chevalier From Congress
“Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) plans to try to block Democratic nominee and New York socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier from taking her seat in Congress if she wins the Nov. 3 election — over her saying she used the American flag as a napkin,” the New York Post reports.
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