Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 21
NBC Poll Finds 43% of Voters Aim to Oppose Trump in Midterms, a Record Since 1998
Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 21

NBC Poll Finds 43% of Voters Aim to Oppose Trump in Midterms, a Record Since 1998

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 21

Summary

  • Forty-three percent of registered voters said they want their congressional vote this fall to send a signal of opposition to President Trump, according to a new NBC News poll.
  • That share is the highest in NBC's polling on the question since 1998, making anti-Trump motivation the survey's standout finding.
  • The result points to Trump himself as a central driver of midterm voting intent, with respondents framing their House and Senate choices as a message to the president.

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