Today's Source
Friday, October 23, 2026
Trump defended an attack ad in the Ohio governor race featuring the Democratic candidate's estranged mother, which multiple outlets reported today
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Headlines
- How Trump is trying to save his longtime golf buddy in battleground Arizona (Politico)
Former President Trump is mobilizing support for Republican Jay Feely in a competitive Arizona House race against Dem... - Trump on controversial Acton ad: ‘Why would you shield somebody from that?’ (The Hill)
President Trump defended Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramswamy's controversial ad featuring Amy Acton's m... - Jackson says he’s ‘concerned’ about Georgia rural voter turnout (The Hill)
Republican Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson expressed concerns about low rural voter turnout, stating tha...
What to Watch
5 governor races are rated Toss-up: Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, and Vermont.
What to Watch Over the Final Stretch
Watch Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska and Maine, all carrying Toss-up Senate ratings per PollingSource. Michigan and Iowa also feature competitive House contests layered beneath their Senate races — Iowa's 2nd and 3rd districts and Michigan's 4th are all rated Toss-up, meaning statewide trends there could carry real downstream consequences for House control.
House watchers should track clusters rather than single districts: Florida carries six Toss-up seats, New York four, and Virginia two, alongside Toss-up contests in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. No single race will decide the chamber, but the accumulation across these states will.
New Polls (33)
Added to the Archive (33)
Older polls newly added to the PollingSource database — fieldwork predates the last two weeks. Full results on each race page.
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