President Donald Trump's approval rating is near the lowest point of his political career ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, with a large portion of voters seeing the election as an opportunity to express their opposition to the Republican president, according to a Reuters-Ipsos poll released on Monday.
When asked which party they would like to see as the majority in Congress, 46 percent of voters voted for the Democratic Party. On the other hand, 38 percent supported the Republican Party. That is, the Democrats are ahead by 8 percentage points. In political terms, such a question is called a 'generic ballot'
But the Democrats' lead is narrower than last week's poll, which showed Democrats ahead of Republicans by 11 percentage points. While the generic ballot results provide a sense of voter preferences at the national level, they do not reflect the complexity of state and district based contests.
Trump's Republicans are battling to retain their majority in Congress. Political strategists in both parties believe Democrats have the best chance of taking control of the House of Representatives. All 435 seats in the chamber are up for election on Tuesday. But Democrats face a tougher path to control the Senate. The party has been facing challenges in recent days in Alaska and Michigan.
Although Trump is not a direct candidate for the election, his influence in this election is significant. Thirty-two percent of voters surveyed said they were satisfied with Trump's performance in the White House, a rate that was the same a week ago. However, two weeks ago, his approval rating had fallen to 31 percent, his lowest level of approval in the poll.
Nearly 50 percent of registered independent voters said they would vote against Trump in the congressional elections. In contrast, 13 percent said they would vote for Trump. And 33 percent said the president had no influence on their voting.
The rising cost of living has also become an important issue for voters. Seventy-eight percent of those surveyed said it was either very important or very important in their voting decisions. When asked which party would do better on this issue, 43 percent of voters said Democrats would do better. 32 percent supported Republicans.
Democrats are also relatively more enthusiastic about voting. In the survey, 49 percent of Democratic voters said they were "very enthusiastic" about voting in this election, compared with 33 percent of Republican voters.
The latest Reuters-Ipsos poll of 1,765 U.S. adults surveyed online found that the cost of living and dissatisfaction with Trump could play a role in voters' decisions in the midterm elections. Source: Reuters
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