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Trump hits record approval low; Dems lead on House vote

A Fox News poll shows Trump's approval rating at its lowest point ever, with Democrats ahead on 2026 House races.

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What to know

  • Trump's approval rating has fallen to his lowest recorded level in a Fox News poll released October 15.
  • Democratic House candidates lead Republicans by 9 percentage points in voter preference for the 2026 House races.
  • An ABC/Post/Ipsos poll shows widespread perception of affordability crisis, with half or more Americans calling every measured household purchase category unaffordable.

“House Democratic candidates held a 9-percentage-point lead over Republican ones, the survey found.”

Rachel Cohen, Reporter · Cleveland.com ↗

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Trump hits record approval low; Dems lead on House vote
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesvideospostscomments

Peak 25 pieces in 6h at Oct 18, 6 AM; 160 pieces over 25 days (92 articles · 2 videos · 61 posts · 5 comments) Oct 14, 12 PM — 2 pieces · 1 article · 1 post — X 1, Google News 1Oct 14, 6 PM — quietOct 15, 12 AM — quietOct 15, 6 AM — 4 pieces · 4 articles — Newswires 3, Google News 1Oct 15, 12 PM — 2 pieces · 2 posts — Mastodon 2Oct 15, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Google News 1Oct 16, 12 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Oct 16, 6 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Reddit 1Oct 16, 12 PM — quietOct 16, 6 PM — quietOct 17, 12 AM — quietOct 17, 6 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Oct 17, 12 PM — quietOct 17, 6 PM — 6 pieces · 3 articles · 3 posts — Mastodon 4, Google News 1, Newswires 1Oct 18, 12 AM — 3 pieces · 1 article · 2 posts — Newswires 1, Mastodon 1, Reddit 1Oct 18, 6 AM — 25 pieces · 13 articles · 11 posts · 1 comment — Newswires 9, Mastodon 8, Google News 3, +2 moreOct 18, 12 PM — 13 pieces · 5 articles · 7 posts · 1 comment — Mastodon 6, Newswires 2, Google News 2, +3 moreOct 18, 6 PM — 4 pieces · 3 posts · 1 comment — Mastodon 2, X 1, Reddit 1Oct 19, 12 AM — 6 pieces · 5 articles · 1 post — Google News 3, Mastodon 2, Newswires 1Oct 19, 6 AM — 9 pieces · 6 articles · 3 posts — Newswires 6, Mastodon 2, Reddit 1Oct 19, 12 PM — 22 pieces · 14 articles · 8 posts — Newswires 9, Mastodon 6, Google News 5, +2 moreOct 19, 6 PM — 14 pieces · 6 articles · 1 video · 6 posts · 1 comment — Newswires 5, Mastodon 4, Reddit 2, +3 moreOct 20, 12 AM — 12 pieces · 10 articles · 2 posts — Google News 7, Newswires 2, Mastodon 2, +1 moreOct 20, 6 AM — 6 pieces · 3 articles · 3 posts — Mastodon 3, Newswires 3Oct 20, 12 PM — 5 pieces · 1 article · 4 posts — X 2, Mastodon 2, Google News 1Oct 20, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Bluesky 1Oct 21, 12 AM — 5 pieces · 3 articles · 2 posts — Mastodon 3, Newswires 2Oct 21, 6 AM — 17 pieces · 15 articles · 1 video · 1 post — Newswires 10, Google News 5, Mastodon 1, +1 moreOct 21, 12 PM — quietOct 21, 6 PM — quietOct 22, 12 AM — quietOct 22, 6 AM — quietOct 22, 12 PM — quietOct 22, 6 PM — quietOct 23, 12 AM — quietOct 23, 6 AM — quietOct 23, 12 PM — quietOct 23, 6 PM — quietOct 24, 12 AM — quietOct 24, 6 AM — quietOct 24, 12 PM — quietOct 24, 6 PM — quietOct 25, 12 AM — quietOct 25, 6 AM — quietOct 25, 12 PM — quietOct 25, 6 PM — quietOct 26, 12 AM — quietOct 26, 6 AM — quietOct 26, 12 PM — quietOct 26, 6 PM — quietOct 27, 12 AM — quietOct 27, 6 AM — quietOct 27, 12 PM — quietOct 27, 6 PM — quietOct 28, 12 AM — quietOct 28, 6 AM — quietOct 28, 12 PM — quietOct 28, 6 PM — quietOct 29, 12 AM — quietOct 29, 6 AM — quietOct 29, 12 PM — quietOct 29, 6 PM — quietOct 30, 12 AM — quietOct 30, 6 AM — quietOct 30, 12 PM — quietOct 30, 6 PM — quietOct 31, 12 AM — quietOct 31, 6 AM — quietOct 31, 12 PM — quietOct 31, 6 PM — quietNov 1, 12 AM — quietNov 1, 5 AM — quietNov 1, 11 AM — quietNov 1, 5 PM — quietNov 1, 11 PM — quietNov 2, 5 AM — quietNov 2, 11 AM — quietNov 2, 5 PM — quietNov 2, 11 PM — quietNov 3, 5 AM — quietNov 3, 11 AM — quietNov 3, 5 PM — quietNov 3, 11 PM — quietNov 4, 5 AM — quietNov 4, 11 AM — quietNov 4, 5 PM — quietNov 4, 11 PM — quietNov 5, 5 AM — quietNov 5, 11 AM — quietNov 5, 5 PM — quietNov 5, 11 PM — quietNov 6, 5 AM — quietNov 6, 11 AM — quietNov 6, 5 PM — quietNov 6, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 5 AM — quiet 12
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    ABC/Post/Ipsos poll confirms economic distress across household purchases

    An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll released October 18 found that half or more Americans call every household purchase category measured unaffordable, underscoring economic concerns amid Trump's historically low approval.

    1. first by Newsweek, 21d ago · also Al Jazeera, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, FOX 5 New York, Guardian, Politico, The Hill +2

      7 more headlines
    2. first by ABC News, 21d ago · also Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, PennLive, MassLive

      3 more headlines
    • Trump's approval just hit a record low in a new WaPo-ABC poll: Trump's approval among U.S. adults now stands at 33%, with 66% disapproving — and 52% disapproving strongly.

      @kylegriffin1X21d ago2.2k▲view on X ↗
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    • carlquintanilla.bsky.social

      “.. The collective results of the new survey reveal an electorate that has lost faith in the president ..” @washingtonpost.com

      carlquintanilla.bsky.socialBluesky19d ago760▲view on Bluesky ↗
    • samlitzinger

      Still too high. Trump's approval falls to record low of 31% as midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - https://www. reuters.com/world/us/trump-app roval-falls-record-low-31-midterms-near-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-10-19/

      samlitzingerMastodon19d ago36▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    Fox News poll shows Trump at record approval low

    A Fox News poll found Trump's approval rating has reached his lowest point ever. The survey also showed Democratic House candidates hold a 9-percentage-point lead over Republican candidates.

    1. 28 outlets first by USA Today, 20d ago · also WTTG-TV, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post, MS NOW, Independent UK, Inshorts +21 · read ↗

    2. 3 outlets first by The Hill, 24d ago · also MassLive, USA Today · read ↗

    • Less than three weeks from the midterms, Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit a new low of -27, according to our tracker. That bodes ill for Republicans

      @TheEconomistX24d ago368▲view on X ↗
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    • Maybe they mean the lowest fox has actually published. I agree it's not very good reporting

      Lovvr/politics23d agoview on r/politics ↗
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  1. first by Anadolu Agency, 20d ago · also NBC News, El Paso Times

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  2. first by Mastodon, 20d ago · also Axios

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