Midterm Campaigns Accelerate With Key Events and Trends in Focus

rss · Bloomberg 2026-10-16T20:21:14Z en
Candidates are holding rallies headlined by political celebrities, and money is pouring in at record levels.
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, digital politics editor Romy Varghese fills in for regular newsletter author Nathan Dean and looks at the latest in midterms. Sign up here. Email our editors here. It’s 18 days to the midterm elections. Judging from the past week, it’s going to be an intense ride, with the weekend alone full of events headlined by some notable figures. Here’s what to expect and important trends:

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