Donald Trump is not difficult to read. It’s easy to imagine why he’s failed throughout his life, because he has the poker face of a four-year-old. Trump often reveals, beneath his usual mountain of false statements, what he is afraid of.
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Voters in the United States go to the polls on Tuesday, and while the vast majority of seats are municipal, gubernatorial elections are taking place in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as the redistricting measure before California voters.
A new poll released Monday reveals that things are going in the wrong direction for Donald Trump.
CNN reported on its latest survey:
Trump’s approval rating in the poll stands at 37%, the worst of his second term according to the CNN poll and roughly equivalent to his 36% approval rating at this point in his first term.
And his disapproval rating, at 63%, is numerically the highest of any term, a point above the previous high of 62% as he left office in January 2021.
Trump attempted to overthrow the government in January 2021, and his disapproval is greater today than after January 6.
This is how bad things have gotten for this president and his party.
It’s too early to know how or if the president’s numbers will impact the midterm elections, but they will almost certainly have an impact on Tuesday.
The message sent by Donald Trump on Monday suggests that the president is aware that trouble is on the way.
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