CNN Poll Puts Donald Trump's Approval Rating At Thirty-Eight Percent

Voters are heading to the polls across the country today for the twenty-twenty-six midterm elections amid deep political division and concerns over the economy. Early voter polling data puts Donald Trump's approval rating at thirty-eight percent with sixty-two percent disapproving, sitting seven points lower than his midterm numbers from twenty-eighteen. The top issue for voters is the economy at thirty-nine percent, followed by democracy at thirty-two percent, while forty-four percent say their financial situation is worse than two years ago. House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark says Democrats are on track to win control of the House tonight, though Republican Byron Donalds beat Democrat David Jolly in Florida's closely watched governor's race to become the state's first Black governor. Sixty-five percent of respondents believe Trump has worsened economic conditions, and sixty-one percent think he has prioritized his personal interests.