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Today's Source — Wednesday, October 28, 2026
With 6 days until Election Day, three new generic ballot surveys released this week all show Democrats ahead, but by varying margins, underscoring that the overall size of any Democratic wave remains the central unresolved question of the cycle. In Michigan, two releases from the same pollster on the same data produced contradictory topline numbers for the Senate race, a reminder to read beyond the headline figure...
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Seven Governor's Races Still Undecided
October 27, 2026
7 governor races are rated Toss-up: Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, and Vermont.Election Day Arrives Tuesday House watche
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House Majority PAC Pulls Back in Florida's 9th District
October 27, 2026
House Majority PAC yanks TV buys for Bale Dalton. Are D.C. Democrats pulling out of Central Florida? (Florida Politics)
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Texas Senate: Talarico's Burn Rate Stands Out
October 27, 2026
Texas Senate: Record Fundraising in the Talarico-Paxton Race The new FEC filings show James Talarico, the Democrat running in the Texas Senate race, reporting $146,349,912.38 in total receipt
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Florida and Alaska: Senate and Governor Fields Show Divergent Margins
October 27, 2026
Florida and Alaska: Senate and Governor Fields Show Divergent Margins In Florida, polling continues to show Republican Ashley Moody with a consistent lead over Democrat Angie Nixon in the Florida Senate race;
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Ohio: Acton Ad Controversy Continues as Senate and Governor Polling Holds Steady
October 27, 2026
Ohio: Acton Ad Controversy Continues as Senate and Governor Polling Holds Steady Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy defended a campaign ad attacking Democrat Amy Acton that has drawn controversy for fe...
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Michigan Senate: Trump Attacks El-Sayed as Race Tightens
October 27, 2026
Michigan Senate: Trump Attacks El-Sayed as Race Tightens President Trump escalated attacks on Democrat Abdul El-Sayed during a weekend rally, making comments characterized by multiple outlets as anti-Muslim, as El-Say...
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Generic Ballot: Democrats Ahead, Margin Varies by Pollster
October 27, 2026
Generic Ballot: Democrats Ahead, Margin Varies by Pollster Three new generic ballot surveys released this week show Democrats leading but by differing margins. Reuters/Ipsos, polling through Octobe
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Seven Governors, One Coin-Flip Map
October 26, 2026
7 governor races are rated Toss-up: Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, and Vermont.What to Watch Heading Into Election Day Eig
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Judicial Races Share the Ballot With Little National Attention
October 26, 2026
State judicial races are on the ballot in November. Here’s what you need to know (The Hill)Judicial elections are occurring alongside congressional races in November, with
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Texas Senate: Talarico Reports Nine-Figure Haul
October 26, 2026
Texas Senate: Talarico Reports Nine-Figure Haul The most striking figure in this batch of FEC filings comes from the Texas Senate race, where Democrat James Talarico reported total receipts of $146,349,912.38
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Michigan Senate: El-Sayed Holds Narrow Edge Amid Sharp Rhetoric
October 26, 2026
Michigan Senate: El-Sayed Holds Narrow Edge Amid Sharp Rhetoric Polling in the Michigan Senate race continues to show a close contest between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. A RedBox Resea
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Ohio Governor: Two Pollsters, Narrower Race Than National Numbers Suggest
October 26, 2026
Ohio Governor: Two Pollsters, Narrower Race Than National Numbers Suggest In the Ohio governor race, two surveys released this month show Democrat Amy Acton leading Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, but by diffe
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Pennsylvania House Races: Four Districts, One Pollster
October 26, 2026
Pennsylvania House Races: Four Districts, One Pollster The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena University released surveys of four Pennsylvania House seats this week, all fielded in the same window ending...
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Generic Ballot: Democrats Ahead in Latest Surveys
October 26, 2026
Generic Ballot: Democrats Ahead in Latest Surveys Two new generic ballot surveys released this week show Democrats leading. A CBS News poll of likely voters puts Democrats at 53% to Republicans' 45
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Senate: Eight Seats, One Narrow Path to a Majority
October 24, 2026
6 governor races are rated Toss-up: Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont, and Wisconsin.What to Watch Ahead of Election Day With 10 days u
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Minnesota Senate: National Trends Meet Local Resistance
October 24, 2026
Why a blue wave might miss Minnesota’s Senate race (The Hill)Despite national Democratic momentum driven by high gas prices and Trump's low approval ratings, Minnesota's open
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Georgia Senate: Ossoff's Fundraising Scale
October 24, 2026
Georgia Senate: Ossoff's Fundraising Scale Jon Ossoff, the Democrat in the Georgia Senate race, reported total receipts of $115,904,485.77, the largest haul in this batch of filings by a wide
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Wisconsin's State Senate Majority Hangs on Six Districts
October 24, 2026
Wisconsin's State Senate Majority Hangs on Six Districts Away from the federal map, control of the Wisconsin state Senate will be decided in six battleground districts, according to reporting from Ballotpedia. Republi...