# US midterms 2026 latest: Affordability emerges as key issue for voters

https://mins.news/en/video/86807

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-05 17:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q35QLEEtcVM

> With the US midterms less than a month away, voters will decide control of both chambers of Congress and governorships nationwide. Donald Trump is projecting confidence, but campaign stops in traditionally Republican states including Alabama, Ohio and Nebraska suggest concern about retaining key seats. New polling identifies affordability as a major issue for voters.

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