2026-11-08
Republican consultant Hogan Gidley told NPR host Ayesha Rascoe that polling suggests anger at the war and prices had a lot to do with Hispanic and young voters moving away from the GOP after the midterms. In the interview published November 8, 2026, Gidley, who was White House deputy press secretary during Trump's first administration, said he thought the Republican agenda was being formulated and thought there would be a "massive overreach by Democrats."
2026-10-15
A Harris poll conducted for the Guardian, published October 15, 2026, found that 38 percent of Republicans now believe the US economy is getting worse, up from 29 percent a year earlier. The finding suggests pessimism is growing even among President Donald Trump's core supporters three weeks before the November midterm elections, according to the Guardian.
2026-10-14
A Wall Street Journal poll finds that working-class white voters — the main pillar of President Trump's electoral coalition — have shifted away from Republicans, with half saying Trump's economic policies made the economy worse. The shift, documented in the Journal's latest survey, is a fresh development rather than a reversion to a prior political status, according to the newspaper's analysis, and represents a potential crack in the party's foundation.