James Talarico, a state representative and the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, takes the stage to speak during a midterm campaign rally in Dallas, Oct. 29, 2026. Democrats lead in all the key states that will decide Senate control, according to new Times/Siena surveys. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By SHANE GOLDMACHER and RUTH IGIELNIK Democrats are ahead of Republicans in almost all of the seven battleground states that will determine which party controls the Senate, according…
