Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans strongly left
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Publisher signals
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Politics
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Donald Trump has scored the lowest voter approval rating of any president during the midterm elections in a new exit poll.
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Trump → score → poll
Trump’s job approval rating sits at 38 percent, a CBS News exit poll shows.
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poll → sit → percent
It’s also lower than the 44 percent that Joe Biden received in 2022 and the 44 percent that Barack Obama received in 2010.
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Obama → ’ → 2010
Even George W. Bush, who was in the midst of his “War on Terror” in the 2006 midterms, received a better approval rating than Trump at 43 percent.
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who → receive → percent
Trump has been struggling with his image while trying to use it to boost Republican candidates in the midterms.
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Trump → struggle → midterms
The president held almost daily rallies last month and told his supporters to pretend he was on the ballot.
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he → hold → ballot
But even with the support of his base, it may not be enough to keep GOP control of Congress in Tuesday’s elections.
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it → keep → elections
Roughly three-quarters of voters are, at the very least, dissatisfied with the direction the country is going as many struggle with the cost of living — an issue Trump promised to make better during his second term and has come up short on.
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Trump → go → term
Thirty-eight percent of voters feel angry about the state of the country, while another 37 percent feel dissatisfied.
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percent → feel → country
Only 18 percent feel satisfied with how things are going, and 7 percent feel enthusiastic.
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percent → feel → ?
Trump has long blamed Biden for the state of the economy – even two years after the Democrat left office.
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Democrat → blame → office
But most Americans either feel their finances are worse or about the same as they were when Trump won the 2024 election against Biden’s vice president, Kamala Harris.
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Trump → feel → president
Forty-four percent feel their financial situation is worse compared to two years ago, 38 percent feel it’s about the same, and just 18 percent feel it's better.
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it → feel → ?
The cost of food was up 2.5 percent in September from the year before, according to the federal government’s Consumer Price Index.
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cost → accord → Index
And energy costs were up a whopping 20.4 percent from last year as Trump’s eight-month-long war in Iran drives up the cost of fuel.
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war → drive → fuel
Most voters, including about a quarter of Republicans, think the U.S. made the wrong decision to take military action against Iran.
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U.S. → include → Iran
More voters have a slightly better view of the Democratic Party than the Republican Party, as recent polling shows Democrats with a real shot at winning reliably red states.
Forty-six percent of voters have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, while 54 percent have an unfavorable opinion.
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percent → have → opinion
Meanwhile, 41 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of the Republican Party and 59 percent have an unfavorable opinion.
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percent → have → opinion
Still, neither party has won over a majority of voters.
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party → win → voters
When asked about their vote for the House of Representatives, 59 percent said Trump was a factor in their decision.
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Trump → ask → decision
Of those voting Democrat, 78 percent said their vote was to oppose Trump.
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vote → vote → Trump
Of those voting Republican, 36 percent said their vote was to support the president, and 62 percent said he was not a factor.
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he → vote → president
The Democrats will need three House seats and four Senate seats to gain the majority.
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Democrats → need → majority
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