Nearly half of voters say they view the midterm election as an opportunity for a major rebuke of President Donald Trump’s performance, according to early results from the NBC News Exit Poll.Forty-three percent said one reason for their vote was to express opposition to the president — far higher than the share who said the same in the 2018 midterm election during Trump’s first term.The early results show that Trump’s midterm campaign blitz in support of Republican candidates in recent weeks has done little to lift his job approval ratingA key frustration cited among voters? The economy.Most voters said inflation is causing hardship for their families, with the affordability of gas, food and utilities being a significant concern.
Voters blamed Trump for high prices and said the president’s policies are making the economy worse.The poll was conducted as voters left polling locations across the U.S.
on Election Day.Results also include extensive interviews by phone, mail and online with people who voted early or by mail.Follow live updates on the midterm electionsTrump’s sagging job approval rating Thirty-eight percent of voters said they approve of Trump’s performance, according to the poll.
That’s substantially lower than in Trump’s first midterm election in 2018 (when 45% of voters approved of his performance).Trump’s dismal approval ratings have dropped in Senate battleground states as well.Majorities of Senate voters in Georgia, Ohio, Michigan and Texas all said they disapprove of Trump’s handling of his job — with those numbers also up compared to 2018.
Voters have negative opinions of both parties Voters expressed more unfavorable than favorable views of the Republican and Democratic Parties, the poll showed.And almost 1 in 5 voters said they don’t have a favorable opinion of either party — at least 5 points more than the share who said so during the past two midterm elections.
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