Why Our Poll Shows Democrats Leading Ahead of the Midterms NYT > U.S. News Von: Ruth Igielnik · Laura Bult · Thomas Vollkommer · Laura Salaberry · June Kim · Nikolay Nikolov · Rafaela Balster · Whitney Shefte · Edison Wu and Jillian Vordick 15. September 2026 um 16:28 Our polling reporter Ruth Igielnik describes what likely voters told us in the latest Times/Siena poll leading up to this year’s midterm elections.