In a CBS News exit poll, 62% of respondents said President Donald Trump was not fighting for people like them.
CBS News included the result in its coverage of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
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CBS News included the finding in its coverage of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

In a CBS News exit poll, 62% of respondents said President Donald Trump was not fighting for people like them.
CBS News included the result in its coverage of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
The outlet reported 38% job approval for Trump and said 44% of voters described their finances as worse than two years earlier.
About four in 10 said Trump was not a factor in their vote. Roughly half said cost of living and government corruption were crucial to their congressional choice.
He cited organizing and voting as signs of democratic resilience after the Nov. 3 midterms; France 24’s headline also drew a comparison between Trump’s foreign policy and organized crime.