Where key battleground races stand four months before the midterm elections

There is plenty of time before November, but, halfway through the primaries, conditions are telling.

North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper addressed the rising cost of living as part of a campaign event on April 9, 2026, in Durham, N.C. (Photo by Enlace Latino NC/Contributor via Getty Images)

Democrats continue to head into the 2026 midterms with the political winds at their backs, at least according to the early polling.

The generic con…