<p>Despite distraction and distortion, voters know what issues will be informing their votes in this election</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/sign-up-to-the-stakes-2026-your-weekly-guide-to-the-us-midterms"><strong>This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inbox</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>Elections too often get pigeonholed. The hot take, or simplistic analysis, would have it that just one issue – often the issue the source so happens to be most animated about – will decide the entire result.</p><p>Tens of millions of Americans will go to the polls next month. Will they be galvanized by affordability? Maybe it’s Iran. Or healthcare? Taxes, perhaps. Or crime.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/midterm-elections-trump-changes-subject">Continue reading...</a>
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As midterms loom, Trump and his allies try to change the subject
<p>Despite distraction and distortion, voters know what issues will be informing their votes in this election</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/sign-up-to-the-stakes-2026-your-weekly-guide-to-the-us-midterms"><strong>This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inbox</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>Elections too often get pigeonholed. The hot take, or simplistic analysis, would have it that just one issue – often the issue the source so happens to be most animated about – will decide the entire result.</p><p>Tens of millions of Americans will go to the polls next month. Will they be galvanized by affordability? Maybe it’s Iran. Or healthcare? Taxes, perhaps. Or crime.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/midterm-elections-trump-changes-subject">Continue reading...</a>