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Trump approval up from record low, but outlook sours for Republicans, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 -
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poll → sour → Republicans
President Donald Trump's public approval rating rose from a record low, while Americans voiced growing support for Democrats gaining power in the U.S. Congress in a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken in the days after the Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention last week.
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Democrats → rise → convention
The four-day poll showed 63% of Americans - including four in 10 Republicans and nine in 10 Democrats - disapproved of Trump's offer made in his convention speech that he would ensure all Americans get a $5,000 dividend if Republicans retain control of the U.S. Congress in November's midterm elections.
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Republicans → show → elections
The survey gathered responses from 1,143 Americans nationwide and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points in either direction.
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survey → gather → direction
Some 35% of Americans give Trump a thumbs up for his performance in the White House, up from 33% in an August 28 to 31 Reuters/Ipsos poll, the lowest of his political career.
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% → give → career
Trump's popularity has declined since he launched a war on Iran in February that has disrupted oil shipments from the Middle East and pushed fuel prices near record highs, hitting U.S. household finances.
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that → decline → finances
Since the war started, Trump's Republicans have also lost some support, and in recent weeks have lost their longtime edge as the better party for economic policy.
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Republicans → start → policy
Asked which party they would vote for if the congressional elections were held today in what is known as a "generic ballot" poll, 44% picked Democrats and 37% picked Republicans.
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% → ask → Republicans
The 7-point gap was the widest since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.
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Trump → return → January
For Republicans, losing control of either chamber could complicate Trump's agenda in the last two years of his term.
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losing → lose → term
Generic ballot polls are national polls that provide an overall view of which party poll respondents want to see in charge in Congress.
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respondents → provide → Congress
While these polls provide a view of national public sentiment, they do not capture all the nuances of the state-by-state and district-by-district contests that determine control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, contests in which Republicans hold some structural advantages.
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Republicans → provide → advantages
Voters picked Democrats over Republicans as the better stewards of the economy - 38% to 37% - with Democrats gaining that edge over the summer for the first time in about a decade.
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Democrats → pick → decade
Trump's construction projects throughout the U.S. capital - including a ballroom for the White House - were largely polarizing and viewed through a partisan lens, with 91% of Democrats in the survey saying they opposed the plans, compared to one in four Republicans who were against them.
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who → include → them
Some two-thirds of Americans - including half of Republicans - considered the construction projects to be a low priority.
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projects → include → Republicans
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