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5 min readTrump Faces New Midterm Warning Signs as Polls Shift
The MeidasTouch Podcast lays out a sweeping case that the 2026 midterm elections are shaping up to be far worse for Donald Trump and Republicans than even the 2018 wave. Multiple polls show Democrats holding leads that dwarf the margins from that cycle, while a core group of Trump's most devoted followers — the "front row Joes" who traveled the country to attend his rallies — have publicly turned against him, calling him a "fraud and a liar." The episode combines polling data, state-by-state race breakdowns, and an interview with Senator Catherine Cortez Masto that connects the political math to on-the-ground voter anger over economic pain.
The Polling Landscape: A Democratic Wave in the Making
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What you'll learn
- 1 Trump Faces New Midterm Warning Signs as Polls Shift
- 2 (00:30) **Polls Show Trump Crashing** - Former President Biden leads Trump 53% to 47% on who handled the economy better in a Harvard Harris poll
- 3 (02:29) **Democrats Hold Massive Generic Ballot Lead** - Democrats have a 15-point lead on the generic ballot in the UGO Economist poll, the largest ever recorded
- 4 (03:17) **Ohio Polls Show Strong Democratic Leads** - The Morris poll, one of the most accurate pollsters, shows Sherrod Brown leading MAGA Republican Senator Euston 51% to 43%
- 5 (04:01) **Michigan and Kansas Polls Favor Democrats** - Abdul El-Sayed leads Mike Rodgers 45% to 40% in Michigan's governor race
- 6 (04:28) **Texas and South Carolina Show Competitive Races** - Democrat James Talerico leads Ken Paxton 50% to 44% in the Senate race
- 7 (05:27) **Front Row Joes Turn Against Trump** - Trump's most ardent supporters, who traveled the country to attend his rallies, are now publicly denouncing him
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s latest nightmare polls, with Democrats leading by 15 points in the Economist/YouGov generic ballot and 12 points in Quinnipiac’s, while Harvard-Harris finds voters prefer Biden’s handling of the economy over Trump’s, especially among independents. Meiselas also breaks down Republican struggles in key races and interviews Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. Sen. Cortez Masto on Trump and the midterms
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