US midterms: Four days to go, polls give Democrats the lead as Trump cancels two rallies

Four days before the US midterm elections, Democrats lead Republicans 51.4 percent to 43.2 percent in RealClearPolling’s national polls. A Marquette University poll in Wisconsin puts Donald Trump’s approval rating at 37 percent and disapproval at 61 percent; only 16 percent of respondents say they are better off financially than a year ago. Poll director Charles Franklin says Democrats’ greater enthusiasm and certainty that they will vote give them an edge amid economic concerns. Trump cancelled two weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas in favour of campaigning by phone, while a legal dispute could delay the Senate result in Alaska.