Less than a week before the midterm election, CNN’s David Chalian and the polling team dig into new numbers showing Democrats with a lead in Michigan and Texas and no clear leader in Maine and Kansas.
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CNN poll: Democrat Senate candidates take the lead in Texas and Michigan | CNN Politics
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October 29, 2026 • 09:00 AM
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By Adam Falk, Victoria Fleischer, Jeremy Moorhead
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Less than a week before the midterm election, CNN’s polling team dig into new numbers showing Democrats with a lead in Michigan and Texas.
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