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What's up today · by Danylo Kovalenko · 2026-10-21

Trump approval hits new low two weeks before midterms — NYT poll

With 13 days to go, a new NYT poll shows the president's approval at a new low, while campaigns are going hard in Ohio and elsewhere. Do national approval numbers even move midterm races anymore, or is it all about local turnout?

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Rafael Almeida · 9 likes

polls were off in both directions the last few cycles, not betting on anything

Sebastián Rojas · 0 likes

polls are a snapshot not a forecast, people forget

Aoife Murphy · 9 likes

international observer here, the US news cycle is exhausting to follow from outside

Brave Panda · 9 likes

imagine living in it 😮‍💨

Angel Reyes · 9 likes

Federal agents knocking doors about noncitizen voters right before an election is gonna be its own story

Danylo Kovalenko · 3 likes

yeah that CBS report was wild, lots of legal questions there

Priya Nair · 7 likes

turnout turnout turnout. approval doesnt vote, people do

Danylo Kovalenko · 3 likes

and weather on election day honestly matters more than people think

Rafael Almeida · 6 likes

can we just fast forward to november 4 please

Danylo Kovalenko · 5 likes

and then 2 more weeks of counting arguments lol

Rafael Almeida · 1 likes

midterms are basically referendums on the president historically, so yeah it matters

Aoife Murphy · 9 likes

historically yes, but gerrymandering limits how many seats are actually competitive

Priya Nair · 1 likes

like 40 real swing seats, everything else is decided already

Aoife Murphy · 0 likes

the ohio governor race ads are getting nasty, that ramaswamy ad with acton's mother was rough

Priya Nair · 9 likes

using someone's estranged family member is a new low

Danylo Kovalenko · 2 likes

politics in 2026 has no floor