US midterms: 3 days to go – What latest polls say as early voting surges – Al Jazeera

US midterms: 3 days to go – What latest polls say as early voting surges  Al Jazeera

More than 43 million Americans have voted early as Democrats lead opinion polls and Trump prepares for final rallies. More than 43 million Americans have voted early as Democrats lead national opinion polls and Trump prepares for final rallies. With three days to go before the US midterm elections, Democrats are leading national polls as millions of Americans cast their ballots early. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has announced he will carry on with his campaigns in Kansas and Iowa as both parties make their final push ahead of Election Day on Tuesday. According to RealClearPolling’s latest national congressional ballot average, Democrats still lead Republicans by 8.2 percentage points. Democrats lead by 51.4 percent to 43.2 percent.

A separate Economist/YouGov survey released on Thursday found that 44 percent of registered voters expect Democrats to control the House of Representatives after the election, compared with 31 percent who expect Republicans to retain control. Expectations were much closer for the Senate, with 39 percent expecting a Democratic majority and 36 percent a Republican one. Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, told Al Jazeera that the Democratic lead in national polling suggests a different picture for the two chambers. “A big Democratic lead in House generic ballot polling suggests that the House is almost