Democrats, Trump hold final rallies before midterm elections

Democrats held final get-out-the-vote rallies Monday, on the eve of midterm elections, as they sought control of Congress and the power to constrain President Donald Trump. Trump delivered his closing speech Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington and predicted victory. Polls showed Democrats favored to win the House and with an even chance of taking the Senate.

An NBC News poll released Sunday found that 60 percent of Americans disapproved of Trump’s performance, particularly over high prices.

The final New York Times/Siena poll showed Democratic candidates leading in all seven Senate races considered most competitive, though five leads were within the margin of error.

A record 54 million people had cast early ballots nationwide before Election Day on Tuesday.

About $11 billion was spent on midterm advertising, and Elon Musk gave nearly half a billion dollars to help elect Republicans.

Published Nov 2, 2026 3:37 pm KST

People wait in line outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections for early voting ahead of the midterm elections in Cleveland, Ohio, US, Nov. 1. Reuters-Yonhap

WASHINGTON — Democrats teed up final get-out-the-vote rallies Monday on the eve of midterm elections where they expect to win at least partial control of Congress and impose political constraints on President Donald Trump for the first time in two years.

Rallies -- including by star Democratic Senate candidates James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas -- were capping a campaign of breathtaking tension and bitterness.

For his closing argument, Trump chose a speech in Washington at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool -- a landmark that has become synonymous with the 80-year-old president's obsessive, controversial drive to redevelop the US capital.

"We're going to win," he said on Sunday.

Polls, however, show that Democrats are near certain to take the majority from Republicans in the House of Representatives and have a real shot at winning the currently Republican Senate.

Even winning just the House would mean Democrats have voting power over the federal budget and would lead powerful committees able to investigate alleged corruption under Trump, the Epstein files and other explosive issues.

The loss of total Republican dominance would push Trump into unfamiliar and uncomfortable territory: a lame-duck period beset with high inflation at home, the sputtering war against Iran and hostile Democratic investigations into his activities in Washington.

But a decade into the Trump era, Democrats remain wary about predictions of victory.

"Nauseously optimistic," Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock told CNN to describe the mood.

Republicans led by Trump have fought a political scorched-earth campaign, painting Democrats as communists and openly branding Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim candidate for senator in Michigan, as a terrorist.

Addressing a crowd in Iowa on Sunday, Trump said Democrats are "extreme and dangerous radicals" who will "steal your wealth" and let in migrants to "ransack, rape and plunder."

But polls show Americans heavily souring on Trump's wrecking-ball act.

An NBC News poll released on Sunday showed 60 percent disapprove of his performance, particularly over high prices exacerbated by his now eight-month war against Iran.

While the House seems highly likely to turn Democratic, the battle for the Senate is up in the air.

Only a third of the Senate's 100 seats are being contested in these midterms, and few of the races were seen as favorable to Democrats.

However, with surprisingly strong challenges in deeply Republican states, pollsters now say the odds of a Democratic flip are at minimum even.

The final New York Times/Siena poll released Sunday evening showed Democratic candidates leading in all seven seats viewed as most competitive, though five remained within the margin of error.

A Democratic Senate would be able to shut down Trump's lifetime appointments to courts -- especially the Supreme Court.

While Tuesday is election day, early voting has already seen a record 54 million people cast ballots around the country.

The midterms have seen about $11 billion spent on advertising, with large chunks coming from individual mega-donors.

Elon Musk, a close Trump ally who led the so-called DOGE effort in dismantling entire government departments, has given a staggering nearly half-billion dollars to help get Republicans elected.

周一，在期中选举前夕，民主党举行了最后的拉票集会，力图掌控国会，从而制衡特朗普总统。特朗普周日在华盛顿林肯纪念堂倒影池发表了竞选最后演讲，并预测自己将赢得大选。民调显示，民主党有望赢得众议院，并有五成把握拿下参议院。

美国全国广播公司新闻频道周日公布的一项民意调查显示，60%的美国人对特朗普的表现不满意，尤其是在物价高企的问题上。

《纽约时报》/锡耶纳学院的最终民调显示，民主党候选人在被认为竞争最激烈的七场参议院竞选中均领先，尽管其中五场的领先优势在误差范围内。

在周二选举日之前，全国已有创纪录的5400万人提前投票。

中期选举广告支出约达 110 亿美元，埃隆·马斯克捐赠了近 5 亿美元帮助共和党人当选。

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11月1日，在美国俄亥俄州克利夫兰市，人们在库亚霍加县选举委员会外排队等候提前投票，为即将到来的中期选举做准备。（路透社-韩联社）

华盛顿——周一，民主党人举行了最后的拉票集会，为即将到来的中期选举造势。他们预计在此次选举中至少能部分控制国会，并在两年内首次对唐纳德·特朗普总统施加政治约束。

包括德克萨斯州民主党明星参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科和堪萨斯州民主党明星候选人亚当·汉密尔顿在内的多场集会，为这场紧张激烈、充满敌意的竞选画上了句号。

在最后的陈述中，特朗普选择在华盛顿的林肯纪念堂倒影池发表讲话——这个地标已经成为这位 80 岁总统痴迷且备受争议的重建美国首都运动的代名词。

“我们会赢的，”他周日说道。

然而，民调显示，民主党几乎肯定会从共和党手中夺取众议院的多数席位，并且很有可能赢得目前由共和党控制的参议院。

即使只赢得众议院，也意味着民主党人拥有对联邦预算的投票权，并能领导强大的委员会，调查特朗普执政期间的腐败指控、爱泼斯坦档案和其他爆炸性问题。

共和党失去绝对主导地位将把特朗普推入一个陌生而尴尬的境地：一个跛脚鸭时期，国内通货膨胀高企，对伊朗的战争步履维艰，民主党人还对他在华盛顿的活动展开敌对调查。

但特朗普时代已经过去十年了，民主党人仍然对胜选预测持谨慎态度。

民主党参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克告诉 CNN，“乐观得令人作呕”，以此来形容当时的情绪。

特朗普领导的共和党人发起了一场政治焦土战，将民主党人描绘成共产主义者，并公开将密歇根州参议员候选人、穆斯林阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德称为恐怖分子。

周日，特朗普在爱荷华州向人群发表讲话时说，民主党人是“极端危险的激进分子”，他们会“窃取你们的财富”，并让移民进来“抢劫、强奸和掠夺”。

但民调显示，美国民众对特朗普的破坏性政策越来越反感。

NBC 新闻周日公布的一项民意调查显示，60% 的人不认可他的表现，尤其是不认可他因对伊朗发动的长达八个月的战争而导致的高物价。

虽然众议院极有可能转为民主党控制，但参议院的争夺战仍不明朗。

本次中期选举中，参议院 100 个席位中只有三分之一面临改选，而且很少有席位被认为对民主党有利。

然而，由于在共和党占绝对优势的州遭遇了出人意料的强劲挑战，民调专家现在表示，民主党翻盘的几率至少是五五开。

周日晚间公布的《纽约时报》/锡耶纳学院最终民调显示，民主党候选人在被视为竞争最激烈的七个席位中均领先，尽管其中五个席位的差距仍在误差范围内。

如果参议院由民主党控制，就有可能阻止特朗普对法院——尤其是最高法院——的终身任命。

虽然周二是选举日，但提前投票已经吸引了创纪录的 5400 万人在全国各地投票。

中期选举的广告支出已达约 110 亿美元，其中很大一部分来自个人巨额捐款。

埃隆·马斯克是特朗普的亲密盟友，他领导了所谓的“狗狗币”计划，旨在解散整个政府部门。他已经慷慨解囊，捐赠了近5亿美元，帮助共和党人赢得选举。