When you look at state-level election results, fundraising, and the national environment, surprising state polls actually make a lot of sense. Your weekly political data roundup for October 4, 2026.

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As Republicans reveal fresh angst over the midterms, a veteran political handicapper explains why he’s surprised at how bad a situation Trump’s cratering numbers have created for them.

Democrats are strategizing about what their agenda should be if they are able to retake the House, or potentially both the House and Senate.

They’ll find that fraud if they have to throw out millions of lawful ballots to do it.

An executive order from Trump, which is stymied in the courts, required the Postal Service to rapidly build a complex system to vet mail ballots.

A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.

A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.