Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images W ith all the talk of Trump 2028 , the palace intrigue about who might succeed him as head of the GOP and the discourse around who the Democrats might put up to take back the White House, it’s easy to forget that there’s another, closer set of elections: the 2026 midterms. Just under a year away, the races that will decide control of the House and Senate are taking shape. And one early hint as to who’s ahead can be found in candidates’ bank vaults. Already, Democrats are seeing some bright signs as they seek to turn at least one chamber blue. Candidates running for Senate have raised over $440 million already, with Democrats up $251 million to Republicans’ $183 million. Democrats’ edge in total House fundraising is narrower: $347 million to Republicans’ $308 million. They can thank a highly engaged and higher-income voter base in the Trump era, says Kyle Kondik, managing editor at Sabato’s Crystal Ball, an election-predicting outfit at the University of Virginia. “When we get into next year, my guess is that Democratic candidate fundraising, particularly in the House, will just start to accelerate, and Republicans are going t
