President Trump's brief tenure in the White House hasn't done much to increase his dismal approval ratings. While Trump managed to win in November despite low poll numbers, House Republicans in 2018 may not be as lucky.
More than a year and a half away, the midterm elections could significantly weaken the GOP House majority or even result in a Democratic takeover.
Many believe Trump's performance will help seal the GOP's fate.
"History says Republicans should get beaten badly in 2018 because the president is not popular, Congress is not popular, and history says, that is what happens in those situations," Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, told the Washington Examiner.
Neither Trump nor the Republican-led House and Senate are faring well in the polls. A recent Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll showed 56 percent of U.S. voters disapprove of Trump's job performance. The results are more dismal for Congress, which plummeted to a 20 percent approval rating in an April Gallup poll.
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01.16.2025