US midterms: Six days left – who leads in the polls as Trump, Obama rally

What the report says

With six days left before the November 3 US midterm elections, Al Jazeera reported that Democrats are ahead in national polling while several pivotal Senate contests remain highly competitive. The outlet cited a Reuters/Ipsos survey showing Democrats with a wide national advantage, and said Donald Trump’s approval rating remains low even as Republicans work to defend vulnerable seats.

The article focused on a busy campaign stretch involving Trump, former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump held rallies in Texas and was set to continue campaigning in Ohio, while Obama and Harris were heading to Georgia for Democratic events. Al Jazeera said the states drawing the most attention include Texas, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio, Georgia and North Carolina, where races for Senate and governor are shaping the final stretch.

According to the report, the Texas Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton is close despite the state’s long Republican streak in Senate elections. In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers are in a tight race, and Kansas is also being watched closely even though it has not elected a Democrat to the Senate in decades. The outlet said campaign spending has been especially heavy in Kansas and Ohio.

The broader context is that cost of living and energy prices remain major voter concerns, and the final days of campaigning are likely to be shaped by turnout, early voting and late-breaking shifts in a handful of battleground states.