US midterms: Two days to go as polls show Democrats ahead and Trump and El-Sayed hit the trail

With two days until the US midterm elections, Donald Trump is due to campaign in Iowa and Kansas, while Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed plans events in Michigan, where he has faced Islamophobic attacks. Democrats lead Republicans 51.5 percent to 43.1 percent in the RealClearPolling average. A THP/MM poll conducted on October 28 and 29 put Democrats ahead 54 percent to 41 percent, while an Emerson College survey found a 10-point lead. The cost-of-living crisis, which the article says has been exacerbated by the US-Israel war on Iran, is a key concern, and several close Senate races could determine control of Congress.