When a president's approval hits 31% with 66% disapproval, the math of governance stops working. NBC News reports 71% of adults believe the country is on the wrong track. The numbers do not care about spin.
As Republican candidates in competitive races distance themselves from Donald Trump to survive, their strategic retreat proves that ideological purity cannot substitute for the competence needed to govern.
As persistent inflation drives Donald Trump into a deep slump, voters are rejecting White House gimmicks to demand institutional checks through a narrow Democratic House majority.