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Poll puts Trump’s approval at a record low weeks before midterm elections

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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).

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A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll of 2,545 adults, conducted October 9 to 13, found that 33 percent of Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the presidency and 66 percent disapprove, according to reporting on the poll. Coverage describes the approval rating as the lowest of his presidency, and 52 percent of respondents said they strongly disapprove. NBC News reports that 71 percent of U.S. adults think the country is on the wrong track. The results come weeks before the midterm elections. Newsweek reports that Democrats lead national forecasts for control of Congress, while Republicans rely on turnout from their MAGA base.

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Key points

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  1. A poll reports Trump’s approval rating at a record low weeks before the midterm elections.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, The Independent
    Center
    Newsweek

  2. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll of 2,545 adults, conducted October 9 to 13, found 33 percent approve and 66 percent disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency.

    One outletThe Independent· Left

  3. 52 percent of those surveyed strongly disapprove of Trump’s performance, according to the same poll.

    One outletThe Independent· Left

  4. 71 percent of U.S. adults think the country is on the wrong track, according to a poll reported by NBC News.

    One outletNBC News· Left

  5. Democrats lead national forecasts for control of Congress, according to Newsweek.

    One outletNewsweek· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports Trump’s approval at a record low weeks before the midterms. The left-side coverage leads with the approval numbers and wider public pessimism, while the center-side Newsweek piece stresses Republican turnout reliance and Democratic leads in forecasts.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Leads with the record-low approval figure and the poll’s wider public pessimism, including wrong-track and House vote-choice numbers.

    Trump’s approval rating hits record new low as midterms loom
    The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Frames the poll as an all-time low for Trump and stresses the intensity gap and Republican reliance on MAGA turnout.

    Donald Trump's Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low 17 Days Before Midterms
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Left2

    grim national moodplummeted

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    grim national moodMore neutral: national mood

    Grim is a judgement word; the poll results describe a mood that can be stated without a tone.

    …the highest share yet in President Donald Trump’s second term, illustrating the grim national mood his party faces in the midterm elections, according to a new NBC News Decision…

    Used byNBC News (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    plummetedMore neutral: fallen

    The vivid verb adds drama beyond the reported figures, which show a record low without describing a sudden fall.

    President Trump’s approval rating has plummeted to a record low just weeks away from the midterm elections, according to a new poll.…

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • record-low approval
  • 33 percent approve
  • public pessimism
  • Democratic House lead

Leaves out

  • Republican reliance on MAGA turnout

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • all-time low
  • intensity gap
  • MAGA turnout
  • Democratic forecast lead

Leaves out

  • 33 percent approval figure
  • 71 percent wrong-track result

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    12 hr 21 min later

    Its first report, Oct 18, 12:03 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Newsweek, Oct 17, 11:42 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. NewsweekCenterOct 17, 11:42 AM EDT
  2. ABC NewsLeftOct 18, 12:03 AM EDT
  3. NBC NewsLeftOct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
  4. The IndependentLeftOct 19, 4:33 AM EDT
  5. The HillCenterOct 19, 9:12 AM EDT

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