Overview
- A new CNN/SSRS survey finds economic approval at 31 percent, a career low for President Trump, with overall job approval at 35 percent in the same poll.
- The Economist/YouGov shows 35 percent approval and UMass Amherst reports 33 percent, while Nate Silver’s tracker averages 39.7 percent approval with a net rating of about minus 17.4.
- Harvard CAPS/Harris records 43 percent approval and 53 percent disapproval, with fresh lows on the economy, inflation, foreign affairs, and immigration in that series.
- UMass pollsters report sharp drops among men, working‑class voters, Black voters, moderates, and independents, and note a rise in voter regret and a dip in confidence among 2024 Trump voters.
- Pollsters link the downturn to the Iran war’s impact on oil markets, which pushed gas to about $4 a gallon, squeezing household budgets and raising midterm risks for Republicans as independents turn away.