Donald Trump has cleared his campaign schedule of nearly all in-person events for the final weekend before the midterms, canceling stops including a Sunday rally in Dubuque, Iowa, and a trip to Salina, Kansas. Only a Friday event in Daytona Beach remains on his calendar before Tuesday’s vote. During a press gaggle at Joint Base Andrews, Trump responded to a Reuters reporter’s question about whether the scheduling changes were health-related by calling the journalist “disgusting” and “way out of shape.”
The decision to shift to a series of virtual tele-rallies comes as recent polling indicates the GOP is struggling to hold key Senate seats. A CNN/SSRS poll of likely voters shows Democrat Adam Hamilton leading incumbent Republican Roger Marshall in Kansas 49% to 45%. Similarly, Democratic challengers James Talarico in Texas and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan both hold 49% support in the same survey, while the probability of Hamilton winning the Kansas seat has risen to a tie with Marshall in Kalshi prediction markets.