POLITICO Post-Election Poll: Two-Thirds Say Trump Has Lost Power in the GOP, 53% Blame Him for Republican Losses in Congress
Washington — POLITICO released post-election polling on November 11 showing that two-thirds of Americans say President Donald Trump has lost at least some of his power within the Republican Party since the party's steep midterm losses. The survey, conducted by PF Global for POLITICO after Election Day and reported first in POLITICO's Playbook PM, is among the first to measure how Trump's standing inside his own party has shifted after the vote.
By party, 83% of Democratic midterm voters and 57% of Republican midterm voters said Trump has lost at least some power. The single most common view, held by 43% of respondents, was that he has "lost some of his power but he still has a considerable amount." Among self-identified MAGA Trump voters, his most loyal base, just 40% said he has just as much power as before.
Asked why Republicans lost, 53% of Americans said the party lost both chambers of Congress because of Trump's actions since becoming president, including 33% of MAGA respondents. In the results tallied by POLITICO, Democrats won at least 255 House seats, 54 Senate seats and 28 governors' mansions.
Asked what explained the Democratic win, respondents most often cited the cost of living (42%), followed by the war with Iran (30%) and Trump's personal conduct (27%). Half of Americans said Democrats would have either lost or won by smaller margins had the president not started the war with Iran, and 52% said it was among the biggest failures of Trump's second term.
As Trump approaches his final two years in the White House facing a Democratic-controlled Congress, Republicans are searching for a leader to take up his mantle in 2028. Most Republicans remain reluctant to publicly point the finger at Trump, but the polling shows voters are blaming him for the midterm drubbing.
Source: POLITICO
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