How U.S. border state midterm races are shaping up amid ‘insane tariffs’
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20 and 27 giving him a seven-point lead, while the latest New York Times/Siena Poll released on Sunday put him ahead by 11 points.
Collins, who has been the senator from Maine since she was first elected in January 1997, has distanced herself from the Trump administration’s trade policies.
In 2020, some polls had Collins trailing by as much as 12 points when she came back from behind to win the seat.
Even a Nexus poll commissioned by his own campaign has him down six points, while a Republican-sponsored poll puts Risch ahead by 27 points.
Polls are divided on how wide Democrat Peggy Flannigan’s lead is in Minnesota, with the New York Times/Sienna poll putting her ahead by 14 points.
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How U.S. border state midterm races are shaping up amid ‘insane tariffs’
By Uday Rana Global News
Posted November 2, 2026 3:12 pm
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Americans will head to the polls on Tuesday for the midterms, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s war in Iran and trade war with Canada looming large in the election cycle.
Many of the 33 out of 100 U.S. Senate seats are being fiercely contested between Democrats and Trump’s Republican Party.…
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