The 2026 Midterms: A Referendum For or Against Donald Trump

By Adrien Jaulmes, Washington correspondent

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ANALYSIS - Donald Trump is once again attempting to defy the polls, which project a sweeping Democratic victory in the midterm elections.

Democrats are hoping for a blue wave, the color of the left in the United States. Republicans are bracing for a historic defeat. Some fear it, while others want to believe that the polls have once again underestimated the Trump phenomenon, which has defied all forecasts for a decade. Without being a candidate himself, Donald Trump has held numerous campaign rallies across the country. He has already threatened not to accept results unfavorable to him. "I will if they are honest elections," he repeated last week.

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The midterm elections taking place this Tuesday, November 3, in the United States are yet another suspense-filled episode of the Trump era, which has turned American politics into a global soap opera. The voting across all fifty U.S. states will decide the majority in both houses of Congress. At stake are the seats of all 435 representatives, as well as 35 senators (two are…

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