Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 3 November 2026
US midterm elections: Over 58 million Americans cast early ballots
How powerful is US President Donald Trump? That’s the question pollsters have been asking in the lead-up to the midterm elections. Polls have opened in dozens of US states in what is widely considered a referendum on Donald Trump. Most polls suggest Democrats will take back the House of Representati
What the coverage shows
Most outlets frame the story as a midterm referendum on Trump and a test of control of Congress, with Reuters, BBC News, France 24 and The Guardian all emphasizing what the vote could mean for his presidency. Reuters is the only outlet here to explicitly call the result a “verdict” on Trump, while NBC News stands out for its exit-poll angle and claim that nearly half of voters saw the election as a rebuke of him. Fox News and The Hill diverge by foregrounding Trump-related campaign activity rather than the vote’s broader stakes.
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