Democrats gain momentum in the fight for the US Senate

Seats Democrats need to net

4 seats

With less than two weeks to Election Day on Nov 3, Democrats need to net four seats to win the chamber.

Trump is campaigning defensively in strongholds such as South Carolina and Mississippi, and groups are spending in deep red Texas. Republicans still hold geographic and fundraising advantages.

Trump's approval

36 approve 59 disapprove

A recent poll found 36 per cent of likely voters approve of Trump's leadership and 59 per cent disapprove.

And us?

States that trade heavily with Canada, including Michigan, Alaska and Maine, have been hurt by Trump's trade war with Ottawa, a factor weighing on Republicans there.