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Times/Siena poll shows Democrats ahead in Senate races
The Times and Siena poll has Democrats ahead in most of seven tossup Senate races, with several inside the margin of error, two days before Tuesday's election.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on this story, from Late Night BBN at 10:49 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Hill's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by The Hill: “Democrats edge out Republicans in 7 heated Senate races: NYT polls”, with reporting from The New York Times, Political Wire, Cuba Headlines and SRI at Siena College.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 10:49 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
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- The HillDemocrats edge out Republicans in 7 heated Senate races: NYT polls
- The New York TimesWho’s Winning the Race for the Senate?
- Political WireDemocrats Lead in Every Key Senate Race November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- Cuba HeadlinesDemocrats Pull Ahead in Six Key Senate Races, New York Times Polls Reveal November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- SRI at Siena CollegeNYTimes/Siena Poll of Likely Voters October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe latest Times and Siena poll has Democrats ahead in most of the seven tossup Senate races, with Michigan at fifty-three to forty-two for Abdul El-Sayed over Mike Rogers and Texas at fifty to forty-three for James Talarico over Ken Paxton.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIowa is forty-eight to forty-seven, which is a lead the way my phone at one percent is still a phone.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSiena's Don Levy says either party could still end up running the chamber, and the election is Tuesday.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMichigan also has Democrat James Carville telling Haley Stevens, who endorsed Mike Rogers, that Republicans will treat her like a used condom, and he suggested she open a cheeseburger restaurant with Senator John Fetterman.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA cheeseburger restaurant. That's the nicest part.
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