{"id":336821,"date":"2026-10-26T01:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/mapped-the-states-trump-and-top-democrats-are-targeting-before-election-day.html"},"modified":"2026-10-26T01:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:57:17","slug":"mapped-the-states-trump-and-top-democrats-are-targeting-before-election-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/mapped-the-states-trump-and-top-democrats-are-targeting-before-election-day.html","title":{"rendered":"MAPPED: The states Trump and top Democrats are targeting before Election Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">     <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a> <!--&gt; \n\n<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">The Texas voters who could help Talarico pull off a historic upset<\/a><\/h4>\n\n \n\n<p>Voters at the State Fair discuss whether Talarico can defeat Ken Paxton, turn Texas blue and end Democrats\u2019 decadeslong statewide losing streak.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">With just nine days until Election Day, both parties are making a final push to shape the fight for control of Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are rallying Republicans across the country, while former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris are campaigning for Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The map traces their campaign stops so far this month, with states visited by both sides shaded gray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump\u2019s stops span the country, from Texas and Oklahoma to Ohio, Georgia, Florida and Michigan. He said in early October he planned to hold five to seven rallies a week. This weekend, he campaigned in Florida on Friday, Georgia on Saturday and Michigan on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>HIGH PRICES PUT TRUMP\u2019S ECONOMY IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS THE GOP FIGHTS TO HOLD CONGRESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n  \n\n<p><span>U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Laughlin\/Bullhead International Airport on October 14, 2026 in Bullhead City, Arizona.<\/span> <span>(Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The map includes both reliably Republican states and states with competitive races. Oklahoma and Alabama, for example, are deep-red states where rallies can help energize the GOP base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Ohio, Texas and Iowa have competitive Senate contests; recent Cook Political Report polling showed Democratic candidates narrowly ahead in all three. Michigan is also a key Senate battleground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>REPUBLICANS JUST GOT A POWERFUL NEW PLAYBOOK FOR THE BATTLE FOR CONGRESS. HERE'S WHAT'S INSIDE.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n  \n\n<p><span>The 2026 midterms will determine control of the House and Senate, shaping President Donald Trump's legislative agenda during the final two years of his term.<\/span> <span>(Al Drago\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The stops by Obama and Harris show Democrats are also leaning on well-known figures in states with consequential races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Obama campaigned in Ohio and Michigan, while Harris\u2019s recent appearances included Nevada, Mississippi and New Hampshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The map tracks campaign travel, not a formal ranking of battlegrounds. However, it offers a <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">snapshot of where the parties are trying to rally voters<\/a> in the final stretch before Nov. 3.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n --> <!--&gt; \n\n<p>Amanda Macias covers the intersection of business, economics and politics, with a focus on how policy decisions shape markets, businesses and American workers.<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n<p>Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mapped-states-trump-top-democrats-targeting-election-day<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mapped-states-trump-top-democrats-targeting-election-day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-336821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political","tag-political"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336821\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}