Trump continues red-state campaign push with days until midterms
Summary
President Donald Trump is campaigning in Republican-leaning states to help protect GOP majorities in Congress ahead of the midterm elections. His schedule includes two rallies in Texas on Tuesday, while polls and close races in Texas and Kansas point to challenges for some Republican candidates.Key Facts
- Since Sept. 9, Trump has made 19 campaign stops in states he won handily and six in battleground states, according to ABC News tracking.
- Trump is scheduled to hold two rallies in Texas on Tuesday, his fourth campaign-season trip to the state.
- Trump and Vice President JD Vance will have visited Texas eight times since Labor Day weekend after their upcoming trips.
- An early October ReconMR poll found Texas state Rep. James Talarico with 48% support and Attorney General Ken Paxton with 44% among likely Texas voters; the results were within the poll's margin of error.
- Trump campaigned in Mississippi on Monday for Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is facing Democrat Scott Colom.
- Trump campaigned in Kansas for Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, whose race against Democrat Adam Hamilton is rated a toss-up by ABC News.
- A September New York Times/Siena University poll found Hamilton and Marshall tied among likely Kansas voters.
- An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll put Trump's approval rating at 33% and found about seven in 10 Americans said gas was unaffordable and the country was headed in the wrong direction.
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