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Trump pulls the plug on two crucial midterm rallies as Iowa and Kansas appearances are suddenly canceled... just days before Republicans face their Election Day reckoning

Trump bails on the midterms! President cancels two rallies as polls increasingly show blue tsunami

President Donald Trump has abruptly canceled two of his upcoming campaign rallies scheduled for this weekend, just days before the midterm elections on November 3.

The president was expected to head to Salina, Kansas on Saturday to boost Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who's in a surprisingly tight re-election race. He was then set to head to Dubuque, Iowa.

But he strangely abandoned the adoring crowds and scheduled tele-rallies from Mar-a-Lago instead.

He will host at least 20 virtual tele-rallies before election day targeting voters in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, the White House has confirmed.

'These events give him the opportunity to highlight his accomplishments and expand his reach across the country,' a White House spokesperson said.

The virtual rallies are ultimately part of a plan to 'maximize Trump’s time and reach as many voters as possible... [as] tele-rallies allow him to cover more ground,' CBS News reported.

'This 72-hour sprint will be a huge boost in the closing days,' Joe Gruters, chairman of the Republican National Committee added in remarks to the AP. 

'I don't feel like I have to go to Kansas, I'm going to Florida tomorrow,' Trump said to a Reuters reporter earlier today

Donald Trump cancelled two of his rallies scheduled for this weekend, on the eve of midterms. He is pictured dancing at a rally in South Carolina

But when Senator Roger Marshall was later asked about Trump's cancellation, he suggested 'it might do with [how] I'm doing so well in the polls,' noting that Trump's 'probably got better places to spend his time.' 

A CNN poll from Monday showed Marshall four percent points behind Hamilton. 

It also showed Republicans across the country have ample cause for concern as Democrats hold leads in Texas, Kansas, Maine, and Michigan and Trump is saddled by double-digit disapprovals, even among Republicans. 

In Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson was found to be up four points over incumbent Senator Susan Collins, 49 percent to 45 percent. 

Of the states polled, Trump's disapproval rate is the highest was also highest in Maine, at 61 percent, and the lowest in Kansas, at 45 percent. 

Meanwhile, in Michigan, the Democratic pad is even larger, with Abdul El-Sayed up seven points over Republican Mike Rogers, 49 percent to 42 percent.

But the final CNN/SSRS poll of the 2024 presidential race was shown to be off the mark, showing Kamala Harris with leads in Michigan and Wisconsin and tied in Pennsylvania.

She lost all three states.

Trump's approval rating is far worse now, underwater in almost every single battleground state per a Civiqs’ rolling tracker of registered voters.

In Michigan fifty-nine percent of those polled disapprove of his job performance, including 13 percent of Republicans. 

In Texas, Democrat James Talarico was found in the CNN/SSRS poll to be up six points over the beleaguered Ken Paxton, 49 percent to 43 percent. 

Fifty-six percent of Texans disapprove of Trump's job performance, including 13 percent of Republicans.

Despite the abysmal polls, Trump is crisscrossing the country in a desperate attempt to enthuse voters to turn out for less palatable GOP candidates who, in many cases, were hand-picked by Trump in primary contests. 

Trump has held a rally nearly every day in the run-up to the midterms, where Republican prospects of holding onto the House of Representatives look dire.

The Democrats could squeak out enough wins to earn back the Senate majority too.

There are several close Senate races in what had previously been reliably red states, forcing Trump to travel to places like South Carolina, Kansas, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio and Florida.

Trump traveled to South Carolina on Thursday to support Darline Graham in the razor-tight race to fill the seat of her late brother

When he was then asked on Thursday whether he was sick of traveling, Trump called the reporter 'disgusting.'

'You're sick to ask that question,' Trump responded, 'I'm not going to Kansas because [Marshall] is doing really well.'

He continued: 'I don't feel like I have to go to Kansas, I'm going to Florida tomorrow.'

'You've been following me for two weeks. I feel perfect. You are disgusting, you look like hell,' he told the reporter before walking off. 

The comments came after Trump traveled to South Carolina to support Darline Graham in the razor-tight race to fill the seat of her late brother, Senator Lindsey Graham who passed away in July at 71-years-old. 

'I'm asking you to do me one favor - pretend that I'm on the ballot,' he told supporters at the Rock Hill, South Carolina rally as he encouraged them to vote for Graham.  

On the trail, Trump has riled up his base, though he has consistently gone off-script.

On Sunday in Michigan, the president produced headlines by talking to the crowd about rapper Nicki Minaj's 'a**.'

He's also gone into detail explaining why he was ogling Ohio Senator Jon Husted's body during a stop in Ohio.

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump handed out candy to children as they hosted Halloween on Thursday

At each rally, the story has gotten longer and more involved.

Trump is now scheduled to return to the Sunshine State on Friday to help bolster the gubernatorial bid of Representative Byron Donalds and the Senate bid of Senator Ashley Moody.

He's also expected to return to Michigan before Election Day, but no rally has been officially announced.

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