(The Center Square) – Dissatisfaction with second-term Republican President Donald Trump, and belief that issues such as the economy and gas prices could be handled better by the minority party are reflected in a new poll and generating sparks of optimism for Democrats in North Carolina's pivotal congressional midterm elections.
Approval rating – strongly or “just approve” – for the Floridian in the White House is 39%, a solid 14 points below the 53% that strongly disapprove. Another 6% just disapprove, creating a net disapproval of 20 points in the NPR/PBS News Marist Poll of 1,280 registered voters sampled nationwide Sept. 14-15 and released Wednesday.
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