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Trump's final midterm stops and the early vote
Trump's last scheduled stops are in Iowa and Kansas, where early voting is up about thirty percent; the ballots, naturally, settle it Tuesday.
On air: Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on Weekend EditionPublished
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- First reported by CNN: “A look at the early vote in the states where Trump makes his final midterm stops”, with reporting from Gray DC via KLTV, Ynetnews and PBS NewsHour.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 11:00 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Trump.
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- CNNA look at the early vote in the states where Trump makes his final midterm stops
- Gray DC via KLTVTrump to make final midterm stops in Iowa and Kansas Sunday October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- YnetnewsUS midterms 2026: 52 million vote early, including the Pope, as Israel ad divides Democrats November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- PBS NewsHourCandidates make final midterm stops as early voting surges facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump makes his last scheduled midterm campaign stops in Iowa and Kansas today, and CNN says at least fifty-two million ballots are already in.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIowa Republicans are running about three points ahead of where they were six days out in twenty twenty-two.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEarly voting in Iowa and Kansas is up around thirty percent, and Kansas has a Democrat narrowly ahead of Senator Roger Marshall for the first time.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorKansas last sent a Democrat to the Senate nearly a century ago. That's older than my tea cupboard, and the cupboard is a disaster.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe surge is a headcount, not a result. The ballots settle it Tuesday.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFifty-two million ballots and you say that?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPlausible.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPlausible! Highest praise I've ever had.
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