Trump launches campaign tour in GOP-friendly states ahead of midterms

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 799

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off a month-long blitz of campaign stops with a Thursday rally in deep-red Oklahoma before heading to other states with strong Republican leanings.

The first events in the closing stretch of the midterm election campaign suggest his strength with swing voters is limited, as even some Republican candidates seek distance, political analysts said.

Trump’s low approval ratings amid growing consumer costs, spiraling gas prices and an unpopular war in …

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