A new Gallup poll finds falling four points to 40% the week before the midterm elections.
His average approval had ticked up to the range where Republicans thought it would give them a fighting chance to hold the House, but now it’s dropped.
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A new Gallup poll finds falling four points to 40% the week before the midterm elections.
His average approval had ticked up to the range where Republicans thought it would give them a fighting chance to hold the House, but now it’s dropped.
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