US midterms: 4 days to go – What the polls say as Trump cancels two rallies
Summary
National polls cited in the article show Democrats leading Republicans four days before the U.S. midterm elections, while some state races remain close. A legal dispute over two Alaska Senate candidates with the same name could delay the result, and President Donald Trump canceled two weekend rallies in favor of phone events.Key Facts
- RealClearPolling showed Democrats ahead nationally, 51.4 percent to 43.2 percent.
- A Marquette Law School poll in Wisconsin put Trump’s approval rating at 37 percent and disapproval at 61 percent.
- In that Wisconsin poll, 42 percent said they were worse off financially than a year earlier, 16 percent said they were better off, and 42 percent said their finances were about the same.
- A CNN survey reported Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, 49 percent to 43 percent, and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, 49 percent to 42 percent.
- The Alaska Senate race includes two candidates named Dan Sullivan: the incumbent Republican senator and an independent candidate registered as a Republican.
- The Justice Department has taken legal action over the Alaska dispute; the article says it could delay knowing which party controls the Senate if the race determines control.
- Trump campaigned in South Carolina for Republican Senate candidate Darline Graham and canceled two weekend rallies in favor of campaigning by phone.
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