The United States is about to hold mid-term elections next week. Recent polls conducted by several institutions show that the support for President Trump and the Republican Party is declining, which has upset Trump.
On October 29th, local time, Trump attended a campaign rally in South Carolina, USA. In his speech, he claimed that polling agencies had released 'false polls', and that his actual support rate should be '104%'.
Trump said, “They say Trump’s support rate is 42%, but that number needs to be multiplied by 2 and then added by 20 to get the true support rate. They are really unscrupulous.”
After the United States launched military strikes against Iran, global energy prices soared, and oil prices in the United States also rose sharply. According to data provided by the American Automobile Association, the current average gasoline price in the United States is $4.22 per gallon, up from $2.98 per gallon before the military actions began. Diesel prices in the United States have also soared to $6.33 per gallon.
High oil prices have caused great dissatisfaction among Americans, leading to a rapid decline in Trump's support rate. In fact, according to data from polling organizations, Trump's support rate has already dropped below 40%. A latest poll released by Ipsos on the 26th shows that Trump's public support rate is 32%, which is a 1-point increase from the historical low reached last week.
Regarding the midterm elections, this poll indicates that the Democratic Party has 47% of the support, while the Republican Party has 36%. Approximately 11% of respondents said they were undecided on which party to vote for. The struggling Republican Party faces the risk of losing control of the Congress. If Democrats manage to turn the situation around in the midterm elections, it could have an impact on Trump's governance in the next two years.
