2026 midterm elections: Polls show gains for Democrats

Less than one week to the midterms and a number of polls are showing gains for Democrats in several races. Fox News power rankings show an improving battleground for Democrats, for the Senate specifically. Today, President Trump heads to Ohio, one of three states seen Republican chances falling. But all of these predictions depend on polling in a tough environment. I'm hearing from pollsters that it is polling hell. It is incredibly difficult to get Republicans to respond to a text or a phone call. Pollsters try to compensate for that, but when fewer and fewer people have landlines, predicting election outcomes has become very difficult. Meanwhile, immigration activists are pushing back on Monday's report by the Department of Justice. Yes, the department said it uncovered hundreds of non-citizen voting in our elections. Now, the acting attorney of the Western District of Washington held a briefing saying that they've uncovered 405 non-citizens who voted in more than 1,500 local ballots that were unlawful. The DOJ says because the state is not cooperative and not providing a full database, it's unclear the real extent of voter fraud in our state. Because of the limitations the state has placed on our investigation, we have only been able to uncover a fraction of the total number. Washington has refused to share the complete list of registered voters with identifying information. We are having to do this essentially one person at a time. Activists question the accuracy of the DOJ's information yesterday, claiming it was voter intimidation. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs also releasing a statement in response. We want to read you a part of that. It says, quote, Washington elections are secure. Cases of voter fraud, including non-citizen voting, are incredibly rare. And every voter attests to their eligibility by signing the declaration on their ballot return envelope. In Kittitas County, the auditor's office also releasing a statement and in it the office says that they are aware of the press conference held by the DOJ and that the allegations made. They say that at this time they have not received any information about non-citizens voting in Kittitas County and they go on to say that any reports of non-citizen voting would be reported to officials for review.