Live Updates: Trump tells GOP "we gave this a very strong shot"

Key points

• Trump told a telerally that Tuesday is the most important midterm election in U.S. history.
• More than 57 million Americans had cast ballots as of Monday afternoon, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
• Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race, drawing backlash.

President Trump told supporters during a telerally for Republican candidates in New York that "tomorrow is the most important midterm election in the history of our country." The virtual event was held for GOP Rep. Mike Lawler, who is running in a competitive district, and New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman. Trump said supporters should act as if he were on the ballot, arguing that when he is, nearly 50% more voters turn out.

As of Monday afternoon, more than 57 million Americans had cast their ballots, according to the University of Florida Election Lab. Nearly 32 million voted early in person and more than 25 million by mail, a figure that easily surpasses the nearly 46 million early votes in the 2022 midterms.

Michigan endorsement draws backlash

Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell told CBS News that Rep. Haley Stevens' last-minute endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in the state's tight Senate race is "galvanizing many communities." Stevens reversed course after previously backing fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, following days of tension between the two former primary opponents.

Dingell said there is "a lot of anger" over how Stevens acted, and quoted Black pastors asking, "Who said she represented us?" She urged voters to focus on casting ballots.

You have to pretend I'm on the ballot because when I'm on the ballot, we get almost 50% more voters out

— President Trump

Final pitches across the country

Vice President JD Vance, after stops in New York and Ohio, said he feels good about the election but that it is in voters' hands. He said Stevens' endorsement of Rogers "certainly" helps Republicans.

In Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz warned that Democrats could win every statewide position if Republicans do not turn out, while Senate candidate Ken Paxton said a vote for Democrat James Talarico is a vote for Chuck Schumer to run the Senate. Trump said he would appear on Sean Hannity's Fox News show Monday at 9 p.m. and again acknowledged that a sitting president's party often loses midterms, saying, "we gave this a very strong shot."