Trump Approval Falls to Record 33% as Democrats Open 8-Point House Lead
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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 18
Trump Approval Falls to Record 33% as Democrats Open 8-Point House Lead
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 18
Summary
33% of U.S. adults approve of Trump in a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, with 66% disapproving and 52% strongly disapproving two weeks before Election Day.
8 points now separate Democrats from Republicans in the House generic ballot, while 58% of registered voters say they want a Democratic-led Congress to check Trump rather than back his agenda.
28% approve of Trump’s handling of the economy, and about three in four disapprove of his approach to inflation and living costs; 48% say they are financially worse off since he returned to office.
71% now say gasoline is unaffordable, reversing from 71% who called it affordable before the Iran war, and 65% say Trump’s military action against Iran was a mistake.
40% to 33%, voters trust Democrats over Republicans on the economy for the first time in Post-ABC polling since 2014, underscoring a broader midterm climate favoring Democrats.