Wednesday, September 30, 2026Track recordHow this worksGet the morning email

The Likely

The news, and what's likely next.

The Midterms

Trump plans 32-day campaign tour before midterms with Texas and Ohio stops

By The Likely · Updated Sep 30, 6:57 AM ET · Drawn from 6 sources · Written by AI, checked against sources

Donald Trump announced on Sept 29 that he plans a 32-day campaign tour before the midterms, starting with stops in Texas and Ohio. An Emerson College poll on Sept 24 showed Democrats leading the national generic ballot by 11 points.

How we got here

  1. The NPR/PBS News/Marist national survey began fieldwork; interviews ran through September 15. NPR
  2. Emerson College Polling began its national survey fieldwork, which ran through September 22. Emersoncollegepolling
  3. Ohio survey fieldwork began and continued over several days. Edu
  4. The next regularly scheduled federal general election was scheduled to take place. Gov
  5. The next presidential election was scheduled. Gov

What's likely next

  1. The next regularly scheduled federal general election.
  2. The presidential election is scheduled.

All coverage

The coverage

Analysis & opinion

Something wrong or missing? Tell us.

More on The Midterms