# Face the Nation heads into midterm season

> CBS lines up polling data, a Michigan Senate hopeful and a Utah governor with the midterms under two months out.
- Title: Face the Nation heads into midterm season · CBS News
- Summary: CBS lines up polling data, a Michigan Senate hopeful and a Utah governor with the midterms under two months out. The midterm campaign is entering its final…
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- Source: CBS News — https://cbsnews.com/video/open-this-is-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-sept-13-2026
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## A Sunday show sets up
CBS opens the Sept. 13, 2026 edition of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" with the fall political season already underway.
## Under two months to go
The midterm elections are less than eight weeks out, which puts every poll and every candidate interview on a tight clock.

> with the midterm elections less than two months away
## The numbers guy returns
Anthony Salvanto, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys, is back on the broadcast.
## Battleground Tracker is back
Salvanto brings the Battleground Tracker, the CBS survey that measures which contests are actually in play.
## A Michigan Senate candidate
Abdul El-Sayed, running for Senate in Michigan, joins the program in one of the cycle's watched races.
## A Republican governor too
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox also appears, pairing a statewide Republican voice with the Michigan challenger.
## Key takeaway

The midterm campaign is entering its final stretch, and the Battleground Tracker is the number to watch.