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Watch live: Midterm election polls open after Trump makes final appeal to voters

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Patrick, H. (2026, November 3). Watch live: Midterm election polls open after Trump makes final appeal to voters. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-midterm-elections-voting-live-updates-watch-b3078240.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-11-03 · by Holly Patrick

Quick Summary

Tuesday marks crucial midterm elections where voters in several states begin casting ballots, with Democrats aiming to regain majorities in both houses of Congress. President Donald Trump made his final appeal through an appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, discussing various topics including recent airstrikes against Iran but not mentioning the conflict directly. The midterms are considered a referendum on Trump's presidency, and he acknowledged that while they are important, sitting presidents typically do not win midterms, cautioning about expectations.
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On November 3, 2026, U.S. citizens voted in midterm elections that resulted in a significant shift, with Democrats winning control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, marking a major rebuke to President Donald Trump's Republican Party. Democrats flipped multiple key seats previously held by Republicans in states like Texas, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan, and Kansas. This election was seen as a critical referendum on Trump’s presidency and his aggressive foreign policies, including the ongoing conflict with Iran. While many predicted a Democratic victory due to Trump's declining popularity, the extent of the shift surprised even seasoned political analysts. The results reflect growing public concern over economic issues such as rising prices for diesel, utilities, and goods linked to Trump’s policies and international conflicts.

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Watch live as Tuesday’s crucial midterm elections begin, with voters casting their ballots in states such as Vermont, New Jersey, Virginia, Connecticut and Kentucky as Democrats hope to win back the majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
🔮 The president has said the midterms, which will decide control of Congress for the rest of his term in the White House, are the most important “in our lifetime”.
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Watch live: Midterm election polls open after Trump makes final appeal to voters · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

Watch live as Tuesday’s crucial midterm elections begin, with voters casting their ballots in states such as Vermont, New Jersey, Virginia, Connecticut and Kentucky as Democrats hope to win back the majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate. asserted
Democrats → watch → Representatives
The contest is being widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second term. asserted
contest → see → term
The president made his final appeal to voters Monday evening when he called into Sean Hannity‘s Fox News show just after the U.S. had launched new airstrikes against Iran. asserted
U.S. → make → Iran
Trump did not mention the development but did discuss the conflict with Hannity, insisting it was not a war. asserted
it → mention → Hannity
The president has said the midterms, which will decide control of Congress for the rest of his term in the White House, are the most important “in our lifetime”. asserted
which → say → lifetime
In an apparent move to manage expectations, he cautioned that the sitting president “doesn’t win the midterms.” asserted
president → manage → midterms
He added that “we gave this a very strong shot”. asserted
we → add → shot
Mr Trump dedicated a large portion of his final pitch to voters to talking about building projects in Washington, DC, including the troubled revamp of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which he has consistently blamed on vandals. asserted
he → dedicate → vandals
His own administration has not supported this claim. uncertain
administration → support → claim
Many voters have already cast their ballots in the midterms, which are the most expensive in US history. asserted
which → cast → history
While the Democrats have been tipped to retake the House of Representatives from the Republicans, the fight for the Senate remains on a knife edge. asserted
fight → tip → edge
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