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Warning signs abound for Trump’s Republicans as midterm campaign begins final sprint
A Reuters/Ipsos survey found Trump’s approval at an all-time low, with registered voters preferring Democrats by 5 points.
As the campaign sprint kicks off on Labor Day Monday, President Donald Trump's deep unpopularity imperils Republican chances of maintaining narrow congressional majorities with just two months before November's midterm elections.
Trump's approval ratings remain at an all-time low according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos survey, with broad majorities dissatisfied with the economy and the war in Iran; his net disapproval is nearly twice what it was in 2018.
While Democratic candidates nationally have outraised their opponents, Republican-aligned super PACs far outstrip Democratic counterparts, with Trump's own super PAC holding a $400 million war chest to fuel GOP efforts.
Invoking the 1994 "Contract with America" campaign, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the election is "a contrast between common sense and crazy" as Republicans attempt to paint progressive candidates as socialists.
Even if Democrats prevail in competitive races in Georgia, Maine, Michigan and North Carolina, they must still win at least two of four states Trump carried by double digits in 2024—Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Texas—to secure Senate control.