Economic anger over the war with Iran could threaten Republican control of Congress in the Nov. 3 elections, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf told Al Jazeera.
An AP-NORC poll conducted Oct. 8-12 found 47% of registered voters favored Democratic control of the House, compared with 38% who favored Republican control. For the Senate, 46% favored Democrats and 38% favored Republicans.
Those results came from 925 registered voters and had a margin of sampling error of ±4.2 percentage points. The full survey included 1,119 adults, with a margin of ±3.9 percentage points.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted Oct. 16-19 put President Donald Trump’s job approval at 31% among all adults and 34% among registered voters. Neither poll establishes how many seats either party will win or how much the war has influenced voters’ choices.
All 435 House seats and about one-third of Senate seats are up for election, USAGov says. The Federal Election Commission lists Nov. 3 as the general election date.
