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Crosstab Live Morning: Michigan Moves, National Numbers

October 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET · 1:42 · 1 views · ❤️ 0 ▶ Watch in Crosstab LiveAll shows
Maya and Daniel, Crosstab Live. Maya and Daniel on the Michigan Senate race, Trump's approval and the generic ballot, Senate control and the Nevada governor race. Nonpartisan polling analysis; every number is checked against Crosstab's data before it airs.

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Maya Good morning, and welcome to Crosstab Live Morning. Daniel, let's start in Michigan.

Daniel Good morning, Maya. New Rasmussen Reports poll just in, and it has Democrat El-Sayed up 2 points over Rogers, 46 to 44.

Maya How does that line up with the broader average there, Daniel?

Daniel The crosstab average now has El-Sayed ahead by 2.4 points. So this new survey tracks right along with the recent numbers.

Maya Good to see another pollster weigh in. Let's pull up the national picture.

Daniel On the generic ballot, Democrats stand at 52.8 percent, Republicans at 45.5 percent.

Maya And where does the President's approval sit this morning?

Daniel Trump's approval is at 37 percent, disapproval at 61.3 percent.

Maya Daniel, take us to the Senate map. Where does that leave control?

Daniel Democrats have a 67 percent chance of winning control, Republicans 33 percent. The most likely outcome right now is 52 Democratic seats.

Maya That's a number worth watching, Daniel.

Daniel Maya, have you been keeping an eye on the Nevada Governor race too?

Maya I have, Daniel. It's a race we're watching. Walk us through it.

Daniel Thirteen polls in so far, and neither Ford nor Lombardo has a clear leader yet. We'll keep that one on the board.

Maya That's Crosstab Live Morning. Join us again at noon Eastern.