Politics
Poll shows Democrats leading Republicans by 11 points ahead of US midterm elections
October 27, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 9 hours
A Reuters/IPSOS poll shows Democrats leading Republicans by 11 points ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, with Trump's approval at 32%.
- A five-day Reuters/IPSOS poll found 47% would back Democrats for Congress and 36% Republicans, with 11% undecided.
- Trump's approval rose to 32%, up one percentage point from last week's record low.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats are forming affordability working groups, citing ending the Iran war, renewing Obamacare subsidies and repealing tariffs as priorities.
- Trump said he would veto Democratic legislation, declaring: "What happens is I veto everything, and then the Democrats come and they want to make a deal."