New Polls Aren't Great News for Trump, GOP

A series of new polls on President Trump and the economy might signal trouble for Republicans ahead of the midterms:

• A New York Times/Sienna College poll puts Trump's approval rating at 37%, the lowest mark in either of his terms.
• Nearly two-thirds, 64%, say Trump made the wrong decision in going to war with Iran.
• The same percentage disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, an area that has been traditionally strong for him.

• A CBS News/YouGov poll finds that 76% of Americans are "concerned' about their personal finances, and 67% rank themselves as "stressed" on that front, with both figures ticking up from a year ago. Only 29% view the economy as "good," and 77% say inflation is outpacing their income.
• The polls follow another from CNN/SSRS with similar sentiment, along with a 65% disapproval rating for Trump's handling of health care, the highest this century.
• A separate New York Times analysis by Nate Cohn notes that no president has had an approval rating below 38% for more than a few days over the last 17 years. "The most immediate political consequence is that Democrats appear increasingly well positioned for the midterm elections in November," he writes. Democrats had a 50-39 lead when asked which party's candidate they'd be supporting for Congress. If anything close to that holds, "it would easily overcome the Republicans' redistricting advantage in the House and suggest that Democrats could be highly competitive in the Senate."
• A counter to the Trump-is-weakened narrative: Voters in Louisiana ousted GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy in this weekend's primary after Trump endorsed a rival.