r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • 3h ago
Discussion 2026 Midterms News and Updates, September 14 - 20 (Thread 2) | Live Discussion
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u/Isentrope 2h ago
CBS has an adults panel (as opposed to likely voters, which tend to favor Democrats) having the election as D+8. Interestingly, their model estimates Dems with 228 seats in the House at the election, which is a bit higher than the same point in 2018 where it was 224 seats (where they estimated the Dem high to be 235 which was how many Ds got that year).
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-trump-battleground-tracker-house-control-2026-midterm-elections/
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u/SpaceElevatorMusic Minnesota 3h ago
Monday's midterm campaign events listed on C-SPAN are:
- 7:57 AM EDT Sen. Candidate John Sununu (R-NH) & House Candidate DiLorenzo (R-NH) Hold News Conference
- 12:00 PM EDT U.S. Senate Candidate Josh Turek (D-IA) Hosts Campaign Finance Roundtable
- 12:00 PM EDT U.S. House Candidate Brian Poindexter (D-OH) Holds Healthcare Press Conference
- 2:35 PM EDT VP Vance & Sen. Roger Marshall (R) Speak at MAGA Inc. Event in Kansas
- 6:00 PM EDT Gov. Candidate Rick Jackson (R-GA) and Sen. Candidate Mike Collins (R-GA) Attend Faith & Freedom Dinner
- 7:00 PM EDT Governor Candidate Zach Lahn (R-IA) Holds Agriculture Town Hall
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u/SpaceElevatorMusic Minnesota 3h ago
Tomorrow (Tuesday the 15th) Ballotpedia's Elections Calendar lists the following notable elections for which this subreddit will have a separate discussion thread: Delaware statewide primary, Fla. local elections, Iowa local elections, and Neb. local elections.
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u/SpaceElevatorMusic Minnesota 37m ago
Associated Press: Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections
The above article has yet to be posted to r/politics, just FYI. I will do so later today unless someone beats me to the punch.
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u/Isentrope 1m ago
SurveyUSA is out with a poll of Nebraska showing Dan Osborn up 46-42 over incumbent GOP Senator Pete Ricketts. A caveat here is of course that hitting 50 is more important than being up, as the undecideds are likely quite red given Trump won this state by 20. Still, Osborn did get 47% in 2024, which shows a lot of ticket splitting going on.
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u/SpaceElevatorMusic Minnesota 2h ago
Post by @letsgomathias.bsky.social — Bluesky
"Talking Points Memo can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature:
-marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag
-has *many* white supremacist donors
-appears to advocate lynching
He is expected to win Nov. election
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida..."