Democrats' advantage is clear with less than a month to go in the midterm elections

With a month left before the midterms, the political landscape has tilted further toward Democrats, driven largely by public frustration over prices that have not fallen as President Donald Trump promised. Trump's approval stands at 37 percent in a polling average, matching the lowest preelection reading for any president in fifty years. Only George W. Bush in 2006 sank that far, and his party lost both chambers. Democrats are favored to take the House, where the Cook Political Report projects a net gain of five to 15 seats, which would put them between 220 and 230 seats. The Senate, once a long shot for them, now looks reachable after six races moved in their direction since June, according to NPR.

NPR reports that the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found 53 percent of respondents strongly disapprove of Trump, the most intense opposition that survey has ever measured. An AP/NORC poll found 65 percent blame his policies for elevated prices, and only 26 percent approve of his handling of the economy. Higher gas prices tied to the Iran war, tariffs, rising interest rates and inflation outrunning wages all weigh on voters.

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