# Enten and experts break down new CNN polls in key Senate races

https://mins.news/en/video/91994

- CNN, 2026-10-08 19:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG9Ru_BRk_o

> New CNN polls conducted by SSRS show widespread dissatisfaction with the country’s direction has created a major Senate pickup opportunity for Democrats in Ohio and a razor-thin contest in Iowa. Likely voters in both states mostly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency. Trump won both states by double digits in 2024, and Republicans currently control their Senate seats and state governments.

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