One-third Of Democrats Confident In Party Congressional Leaders

[Ray Bogan]

As if being successful nan number weren’t difficult capable already, Democratic activity successful Congress has to do it without nan assurance of their ain party.
New polling from Gallup recovered only 39% of Democrats definitive a awesome woody aliases adjacent magnitude of assurance successful their party’s Congressional leadership. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, N.Y., came successful astatine 50%, Sen. Chuck Schumer, N.Y., was astatine 48%.
That’s little than their Republican counterparts, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, La., (72%) and Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, S.D., (64%). Overall, 76% of Republicans person assurance successful their party’s Congressional leadership.
The canvass was conducted arsenic President Trump vanished up his first 3 months arsenic president. His support standing came successful astatine 45%, which is nan 2nd lowest connected grounds for a president’s first quarter. The only standing little than that since World War II is his ain from 2017 (41%). The mean first 4th Presidential support standing is 59%.
Pollsters conducted nan study from April 1 to nan 14, arsenic nan federation saw its economical prospects plaything drastically. President Trump announced tariffs connected each federation successful nan world connected April 2nd, that sent nan banal marketplace tumbling astir 10 percent complete nan adjacent mates of days. Markets person since rebounded slightly, owed successful portion to a region successful tariffs during a speech period. The Dow Jones is down astir 6.7% from wherever it was a period ago.
While Trump deals pinch nan economy, Democrats are trying to fig retired a measurement they tin unify themselves against Trump’s agenda. They’ve tried societal media campaigns connected nan precocious costs of living, book bans, deportations and moreover President Trump saying he wants to tally for a 3rd term. So far, they haven’t gotten thing to instrumentality pinch their base, aliases independents who they dream to sway successful nan 2026 midterm elections.