From the Left · Watch · November 2, 2026
Nov 2 · A day before the midterms, a New York Times/Siena poll shows Democrats Adam Hamilton in Kansas and James Talarico in Texas ahead in Senate races, as President Trump attacks Hamilton at his Salina, Kan., rally
ABC News: ABC News' Senior Political Correspondent @RachelVScott breaks down the state of the midterm races with one day to go.
Grade F (58/100). Rachel Scott walks through the New York Times/Siena Senate polls, including Kansas, Texas, Ohio and Iowa, and early voting
F: Mixes in the reporter's opinion.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [0:25] 'voter frustrations over the economy, over the war in Iran, the cost of living, that has brought these races a lot closer and a lot tighter than what Republicans had hoped to see' (correspondent's own unsourced explanation)
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): [1:47] 'Seven million votes cast there' in Texas and the county early-vote figures on screen (no source given; the national 54 million figure is credited on screen to the Election Lab at the University of Florida)
Splits: Rachel Scott walks through the New York Times/Siena Senate polls, including Kansas, Texas, Ohio and Iowa, and early voting
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