# Democrats are hopeful about the midterms, but polls have disappointed them before

https://mins.news/en/item/124790

- BBC News, 2026-11-02 00:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmg47p3edv4do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Polls point to a Democratic surge in the US midterms, but late-deciding voters and sampling challenges make the outcome uncertain. Past US elections have exposed polling misses, including difficulty gauging Republican turnout; midterm general-election polls have been more accurate in recent years.

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