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Polls show Democrats gaining midterm advantage as Trump drags down GOP

A 7-story thread from 2026-08-28 to 2026-10-09, covered by 22 outlets. Coverage held steady as it developed. Each event below is linked as related to the anchor story by the pipeline.

Polls show Democrats gaining midterm advantage as Trump drags down GOP

7 events · 08-28 to 10-09 · 22 outlets · politics · avg 20, peak 33
+2.3 steady
  1. 08-28Polls show Democrats leading Republicans on economic issuesscore 17· 2 outlets
  2. 09-10US midterm elections enter final stretch with control of Congress at stakescore 23· 7 outlets
  3. 09-13Polls show Democrats gaining midterm advantage as Trump drags down GOPscore 17· 19 outlets
  4. 09-29Democrats gain ground in Republican-leaning Senate seats ahead of 2026 midtermsscore 17· 8 outlets
  5. 10-04Polls show Trump's support among Latino voters declining ahead of 2026 midtermsscore 23· 8 outlets
  6. 10-06Democrats favored to retake the House one month before the 2026 midterm elections.score 33· 5 outlets
  7. 10-09Cook Political Report shifts 18 House races toward Democrats ahead of 2026 midtermsscore 8· 2 outlets
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