Polls show Trump job approval at second-term low after midterms
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Trump’s job approval has fallen to a second-term low, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll reported by NewsNation, The Hill and Scripps News. In that poll, 32 percent approve and 63 percent disapprove, with 52 percent disapproving strongly. Scripps News reports that a majority disapprove of his handling of key issues. Truthout reports that a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken November 6 to 9, just after the midterm elections, found 32 percent approve and 65 percent disapprove. The Hill says Trump’s party suffered widespread losses in the midterms.
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Trump’s job approval is at a second-term low in new post-election polling.
One side only: the centerReported byCenter3See the outletsHide the outlets
- Center
- NewsNation, The Hill, Scripps News
The Economist/YouGov poll found 32 percent approve and 63 percent disapprove of Trump’s job performance, with 52 percent disapproving strongly.
One outletThe Hill· Center
A Reuters/Ipsos poll taken after the midterms found about two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump.
One outletTruthout· Far Left
A majority disapprove of Trump’s handling of key issues, according to Scripps News.
One outletScripps News· Center
Trump’s party suffered widespread losses in the midterm elections, according to The Hill.
One outletThe Hill· Center
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Both sides report majority disapproval of Trump’s job performance in post-midterm polls. The center stresses a second-term low, a 32 percent approval rating and his party’s midterm losses, while the left stresses that two-thirds disapprove in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
the left
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Truthout leads with a two-thirds disapproval finding from a Reuters/Ipsos poll, putting the poll and the Democratic agenda ahead of any second-term low in Trump’s approval.
Post-Midterm Poll Finds That Two-Thirds of Americans Disapprove of Trump
TruthoutFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
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Headlines lead with Trump’s record or second-term low in approval, with Scripps adding that a majority disapprove on key issues.
Trump approval rating hits record second-term low: Survey
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deep voter animosity
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deep voter animosityMore neutral: strong disapproval among voters
The poll shows disapproval, and calling it deep animosity adds an emotional charge the poll figures do not state.
…Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted right after the midterm elections demonstrates deep voter animosity toward President Donald Trump, with fewer than one third of respondents…
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1 outletLeads with
- two-thirds disapproval
- Reuters/Ipsos poll
- Democrats’ focus on ending the Iran war and lowering costs
Leaves out
- Economist/YouGov poll results
- Trump’s party’s midterm losses
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- TruthoutFar Left
Post-Midterm Poll Finds That Two-Thirds of Americans Disapprove of Trump
The Reuters/Ipsos poll also found that Americans want Democrats to focus on ending the Iran war and lowering costs.
From the center
3 outletsLeads with
- second-term low in approval
- majority disapproval on key issues
- midterm losses for his party
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- Reuters/Ipsos poll findings
- Iran war and voter priorities on costs
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- NewsNationCenter
Trump approval rating hits record second-term low: Survey
- The HillCenter
Trump approval hits record second-term low: Survey
President Trump’s job approval rating sits at a second-term low in a new post-election survey, showing little sign of improvement after his party suffered widespread losses in the midterms. …
- Scripps NewsCenter
Trump approval hits second-term low as majority disapprove on key issues
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped to a new second-term low of 32%, down from 33% in August. An Economist-YouGov poll also shows a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s handling of several issues, including the economy, foreign policy, crime and …
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First to report
Truthout, Nov 12, 4:55 PM EST
Center
14 hr 33 min later
Its first report, Nov 13, 7:27 AM EST
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- TruthoutFar LeftNov 12, 4:55 PM EST
- Scripps NewsCenterNov 13, 7:27 AM EST
- The HillCenterNov 13, 10:57 AM EST
- NewsNationCenterNov 13, 3:39 PM EST
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