2026 Midterms Polling Update

Garrison and Robert chat about what it will take for Democrats to win back Congress, Iran’s letter to the American people, and midterm election polls in Texas, Maine, Florida, North Carolina, Alaska, and Michigan.

Sources:

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guards-call-trump-big-liar-2026-09-29/
  
• https://img9.irna.ir/d/r2/2026/09/29/0/173138753.pdf?ts=1790679102019 
• https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midterm-elections-in-maine-october-2026/
• https://mainebeacon.com/new-polling-jackson-narrowly-leads-collins-mainers-want-affordable-childcare/
  
• https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/maine-senate-democratic-party-troy-jackson-graham-platner-susan-collins.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/north-carolina-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
• https://www.semafor.com/article/10/02/2026/republicans-pull-ad-spending-from-north-carolina
• https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6131462-sabatos-crystal-ball-shifts-alaska/
  
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/alaska-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
• https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-its-lone-star-senate-showdown-between-talarico-paxton
  
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/texas-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
• https://x.com/AdImpact_Pol/status/2106409529512808548?s=20 
• https://x.com/MediumBuying/status/2108208307550752820?s=20
  
• https://floridapolitics.com/archives/820643-poll-ashley-moody-45-angie-nixon-45-and-florida-now-has-two-toss-ups-at-the-top-of-the-ticket/
  
• https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article317496818.html
  
• https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ttw_fl_20260921_lv.pdf
  
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/michigan-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
  
• https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-voter-poll-abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers/
• https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-issues-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2026-midterm-election/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/midterms
• https://gsas.harvard.edu/news/how-much-will-gerrymandering-impact-2026-midterms
• https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5989694/midterm-elections-control-congress
  
• https://news.gallup.com/interactives/507569/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx
  
• https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/gop-track-lose-house-majority-15-race-ratings-shift-towards-dems

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