A Reuters/Ipsos poll put President Donald Trump's approval at 31% among U.S. adults, and CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten drew a 1946 comparison ahead of the midterms.
The Oct. 16-19 survey put approval at 34% among registered voters, while 66% of U.S. adults disapproved of Trump's job performance. EconoTimes previously covered the Reuters/Ipsos poll.
On CNN's News Central, Enten cited President Harry Truman's net approval of -30 points in October 1946 as a historical parallel. The Independent reported that Democrats lost their House and Senate majorities in that year's midterms.
Enten said Trump's net approval — the difference between approval and disapproval — was +6 points at the start of his first term and stands at -35 points now. He put the figure among independents at -54 points.
Enten called the numbers a “five-alarm Trumpster fire.” When CNN anchor John Berman suggested the result might be an anomaly, Enten said the pattern had recurred.
The poll does not establish how many congressional seats either party will win. The midterms are scheduled for November.
