A new Wall Street Journal report says Republican concern over the coming U.S. midterm elections is deepening even as Donald Trump has privately told people around him that the party will do better than expected in November. The report, published about five weeks before the election, said the latest Wall Street Journal poll put Trump’s approval rating at 37%, the lowest level for any president ahead of a midterm election since the newspaper began conducting comparable surveys in 1990.
The poll was conducted from Sept. 16 to Sept. 21 among 1,500 registered voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. Among voters who backed Trump in 2024, 11% said they regretted that vote. Among Republican voters who do not identify themselves as part of the MAGA camp, 11% said they plan to support Democrats in congressional races.
The report also said some Republican candidates in key states have publicly called for ending the war with Iran or have chosen to keep their distance from Trump’s immigration and energy positions. Democrats need only a small number of additional seats to retake the House, while the Republican-held Senate is also seen as highly competitive. Trump is now focused on roughly 35 closely contested races and plans to campaign for Republican candidates through virtual rallies and visits to swing states.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Republican concern over the U.S. midterm elections is rising with about five weeks left before the vote, even as Donald Trump has told people close to him that Republicans will outperform expectations in November.
The newspaper’s latest poll showed Trump’s approval rating at 37%, the lowest reading for any president ahead of a midterm election since the Journal began conducting comparable surveys in 1990. The poll was carried out from Sept. 16 to Sept. 21 and surveyed 1,500 registered voters. Its margin of error was plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
Among voters who supported Trump in 2024, 11% said they regretted their vote. Among Republican voters who do not see themselves as part of the MAGA camp, 11% said they plan to back Democrats in congressional elections.
The report said some Republican candidates in key states have recently called in public for an end to the war with Iran, or have kept their distance from Trump’s immigration and energy policies. Democrats need only a small number of additional seats to take back the House of Representatives, while the Republican-controlled Senate is also seen as difficult to call.
Trump is currently focused on about 35 highly competitive races and plans to campaign for Republican candidates through virtual rallies and trips to swing states.
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