Why Plunging Trump Approval Ratings Still Might Not Save The Democrats

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"Donald Trump is underwater in approval by about 20 points, but Democrats only lead the generic ballot by 7 or 8 points. So you have 12 or 13% of the American electorate right now who says, 'I really disapprove of Donald Trump, but I'm not sure I'm ready to vote for the Democrat.'" Donald Trump's approval ratings have dropped so low they have crossed the "Bush line”, the historic polling lows George W. Bush faced during the height of the Iraq War, says Evan Roth Smith, American pollster and political consultant. Evan Roth Smith was speaking to Stephen Sackur on The Times At One. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, from 1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find

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