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Midterm voter issues; Kansas and Mississippi Senate races
Senate Majority PAC is putting one point two million dollars behind Democrat Scott Colom in Mississippi; the race has seen about eight million total so far.
On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN NewsroomPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “From Iran to AI: the six key voter issues shaping the US midterm elections”, with reporting from NBC News, WRAL.com (Associated Press), Yahoo News and WSB Radio (Associated Press).
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 1:29 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Iran, Kansas, Democrats, Texas Senate, US, AI.
- BBN covered this story before: AI becomes a top 10 American fear for the first time (October 20).
The real story
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- The GuardianFrom Iran to AI: the six key voter issues shaping the US midterm elections
- NBC NewsDemocrats jump into Mississippi Senate race
- WRAL.com (Associated Press)Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads to the South :: WRAL.com October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- Yahoo NewsSenate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads to the South October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- WSB Radio (Associated Press)Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads to the South October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWelcome back.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIn the Mississippi Senate race, Senate Majority PAC is spending one point two million dollars on a new ad for Democrat Scott Colom, and the Associated Press says it starts Wednesday and runs through Election Day.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat race has seen only about eight million dollars in total spending, so this ad buys a lot of airtime in a quiet room.
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The story so far
- Midterms in Kansas, Dream level the Finals, OpenAI bug case · Fox News
- Senate Republicans face a tough midterm map, with Maine and Kansas… · Fox News
- Trump rallies in Greenville, N.C., for Senate hopeful Whatley · The Guardian
- Google Cloud outage, DeepSeek ban, farm relief, card heist · The Guardian
- Ex-OpenAI exec's $1.5 billion startup bets AI can revive U.S.… · CNBC
- AI becomes a top 10 American fear for the first time · Popular Science
- Midterm voter issues; Kansas and Mississippi Senate races (this story)
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