US midterms: Five days to go – What the polls say as Trump, Harris campaign – Al Jazeera

US midterms: Five days to go – What the polls say as Trump, Harris campaign  Al Jazeera

With five days until the US midterms, here’s what polls show, the latest campaign news and what’s next. With five days to go before the United States midterms, Democrats are ahead in national polls, but several Senate races remain close. President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and Vice President JD Vance were out campaigning on Wednesday in Ohio, Georgia and North Carolina, as both parties fight for control of Congress. Democrats lead Republicans by 51.4 percent to 43.2 percent, a gap of 8.2 percentage points, according to RealClearPolling’s national polling average. But the national lead is not reflected in every Senate race. In Texas, where Democrats haven’t won a Senate election since 1988, Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton with 48.5 percent to 46.7 percent, according to the poll aggregator.

In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has widened his lead over Republican Mike Rogers to seven percentage points, according to a Mitchell Research poll conducted for CBS Detroit. The October 26-27 survey found El-Sayed leading Rogers 51 percent to 44 percent, up from a 4.2-point advantage earlier this month. RealClearPolling showed a narrower race, with El-Sayed at 48 percent and Rogers at 46 percent. Despite that lead, Democrats are continuing to campaign for support among young voters in Michigan. “We need everybody and young people are a huge part