Less than 560 days away from the midterm elections, both President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponents are underwhelming in most polls.
The midterm elections may come down to which party is least unpopular when voters head to the polls in 2026.
Trump won’t be on the ballot then or, barring the repeal of the 22nd Amendment or a late-career run for an office besides the presidency, ever again. But Republicans will be defending their majorities in both houses of Congress, with major implications for the remainder of Trump’s second term.
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A widely noticed Pew Research poll found Trump with a 40% job approval rating and 59% disapproving, his lowest second-term marks yet. But that April poll seems to be an outlier. The national RealClearPolitics polling
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