Donald Trump rallies on Republican turf as midterm fears mount
President Donald Trump has begun a campaign tour in Kansas to support Senator Roger Marshall as midterm election polls show unexpectedly tight races. The Republican party is facing concerns over potential losses in traditionally safe districts.
Why it matters
Shifting polling data in Republican strongholds suggests a highly competitive midterm election cycle with significant implications for legislative control.
Donald Trump rallies on Republican turf as midterm fears mount left President Donald Trump, right, and first lady Melania Trump applaud during an event about women's health on October 19, 2026 AP AP https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/wwm0yz/article71603047.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Trump_13626.jpg Mark Schiefelbein President Donald Trump, right, and first lady Melania Trump applaud during an event about women's health, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) With 15 days until the November 3 vote, Donald Trump’s rally on the outskirts of Wichita aims to shore up Senator Roger Marshall, who is locked in a dead heat with a Methodist megachurch pastor U.S. President Donald Trump heads to Kansas on Monday (October 19, 2026) to open a seven-state campaign blitz through territory he carried in 2024, as dismal polls and unexpectedly tight races in Republican strongholds stoke fears of sweeping Democratic gains in November’s midterms.
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