Trump’s Approval Ticks Upward Without Corresponding Coattails
- Preference for ending Republican control rises from January
- Trump’s approval rating is at 43 percent, up four points
The 2018 midterms look good for Democrats
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U.S. voters by a growing margin prefer that Democrats control Congress after November’s mid-term elections, even as President Donald Trump’s job approval rating is rising, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Half of registered voters surveyed said they favor a Democratic-controlled Congress, while 40 percent want a Republican-controlled one. The 10-point edge is up from a six-point lead for Democrats in January.