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New NBC News Poll Shows Low Approval Rating and Growing Economic Concerns
The NBC News Decision Desk poll surveyed 19,135 adults and found record-low approval for Trump as midterm elections approach.
A new NBC News Decision Desk poll found 71% of adults think the country is on the "wrong track" under President Donald Trump, marking the highest margin of his second term.
Americans expressed disapproval of the economy, with 67% describing gas prices as a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" problem and Trump's approval rating on cost of living at just 27%.
Trump's approval rating fell to 34% among U.S. adults, while 51% of respondents "strongly disapprove" of his performance; The Republican Party faces 63% unfavorable views.
With midterms nearing on Nov. 3, 55% of registered voters in the NBC News Decision Desk survey said they would choose Democrats over Republicans to control Congress during Trump's second term.
Republicans are on defense in a series of Senate races this year, including in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, and Texas, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
A few weeks after the mid-term elections in the United States, 71% of Americans assess that the country is on the wrong track, while President Donald Trump's approval fell to 34%, according to NBC News research released yesterday.