Both parties are seeing mixed signals from the data 19 months ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, less than 100 days into President Donald Trump’s second term.
Trump’s support is softening amid economic worries, and there are growing signs of rage on the Left, though the Democratic Party remains deeply unpopular and shows little indication of being able to capitalize on either trend.
Even with some slippage, Trump is posting better numbers than he has for most of his decade atop the national political scene. According to a polling aggregate by CNN’s Harry Enten, Trump’s favorability ratings, though slightly underwater, are higher this month than at a comparable point in 2017 or when he won the election in November.
Similarly, while a small majority of people still tell pollsters the country is on the wrong track, the percentage saying it is moving in the right…
