How unpopular is Trump before the midterms, according to Alastair Campbell?

Alastair Campbell says Trump goes into the midterms as the least popular president in modern polling, with only Harry Truman briefly close. He cites 75% of voters rating the economy negatively, 73% disapproving on gas prices, 69% on cost of living and 65% on Iran, and approval among white non-college voters falling from 66% to 51%. Campbell adds that Trump has often outperformed his polls.

• Campbell says strong approval, the voters certain to back Trump, is only 35%.
• Rory Stewart cites a fall in trust in Washington from about 77% in 1964 to 17% today.

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“Latino voters, minus 38. Voters under 30, minus 63.” Alastair Campbell · at 51:59 — open in the transcript →

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