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US midterm elections: Over 58 million Americans cast early ballots
How powerful is US President Donald Trump? That’s the question pollsters have been asking in the lead-up to the midterm elections. Polls have opened in dozens of US states in what is widely considered a referendum on Donald Trump. Most polls suggest Democrats will take back the House of Representati
What the coverage shows
All five outlets frame the midterms as a national test of Trump, with Reuters and The Guardian US most explicit about a verdict or referendum on his second term. France 24 adds the early-voting angle and notes polls open in dozens of states, while 60 Minutes is the only one to foreground Democratic messaging on gas prices, affordability and Trump’s low approval. Axios is the only outlet in this set to frame the night through polls closing and says the results will be the clearest national test of Trump’s second presidency.
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