Trump's low approval rating could lead to Democratic wins | Tomorrow's headlines tonight

And what we do on this segment is we look ahead to the future of news. First, I want to start with these latest poll results with this president's approval hitting a new low two weeks before the midterms. Discuss with us what we could see coming in our headlines by tomorrow. Yeah. So, I mean, what we found in this poll is that Trump's approval rating is low and that it is translating into Democrats doing particularly well in the race for Congress. We only measure the race for Congress here, not the Senate. But we do see that Democrats are ahead by a wide margin in the Congress, the race for Congress. Right. And obviously, this is ahead of the midterm elections. So now when we look at polls and there are races that are, you know, like the 17th Congressional District, parts of the Hudson Valley are represented there. We have Mike Lawler versus Kate Conley. Are we going to see those polls changing as we get closer to Election Day and tightening? Yeah, that's pretty typical. We typically do see polls tighten as we get closer to Election Day. a few weeks out or even a few months out, voters are still making up their minds. A lot of people are not paying a lot of attention to politics. So as we get closer to Election Day, voters are starting to tune in. And that also means these races are starting to tighten. We're seeing that in races across the board, in the Senate and the House. All of these races are starting to tighten and it's going to show up in some of the races you just mentioned. Are there any races that you see dramatically changing over the course of the next two weeks? It's hard to say. Obviously, we can't predict forward. Polls are not predictions, so I can't tell you what's going to happen over the next two weeks. But we are starting to see in some of these key Senate races, like in Ohio, in Maine, in Texas, the polls are starting to tighten. I think it's going to be reasonable to expect those polls to continue to tighten. But also with increased early voting, we've got more people voting now. So that's something we're really paying attention to, how many people are voting, what it's looking like, and how the polls are continuing to tighten. And you've been watching, Ruth, over at The New York Times, a lot of closely watched races. And you talk about the president's numbers. You've seen those numbers steadily decline, it seems, at least since the war in Iran has started. What is the prediction? Is the midterms really going to determine what his approval rating looks like? No, it's hard to say. And like I said, it doesn't really translate into the Senate. I mean, we are looking at this poll in how people are feeling about Congress. And it does seem like at the moment, things like the war in Iran and Trump's approval on the economy really are translating into bad numbers for Republicans in the race for Congress. You're showing here on your screen, we asked people who they were going to vote for in their congressional district. And you see a pretty wide margin between Democrats and Republicans here. And a lot of that is because of how voters are feeling about the war in Iran, how voters are feeling about the economy in particular, and about gas prices. And we're really seeing that translate into votes. Yeah, because I think people are coming out and making their voice heard now. And obviously, when you do these polls, you're trying to get a good idea of a wide swath of people and not just hone in on one group. I think that's really the goal here. And, you know, again, this is another give me an example of this one. We're looking at here. This is interesting. Yeah. So right here, we're looking at we asked not just, you know, which party people prefer in terms of who they plan to vote for, but which party voters trust across a host of issues that we know really matter to voters. And here you can see that on something like health care, Democrats have a really wide advantage. And even cost of living gas prices, which voters told us over and over, are sort of the two driving decision makers for them this election cycle. Democrats have a wide advantage. Where their advantage is narrower are on things like immigration and particularly artificial intelligence, because right now voters are still kind of learning about A.I. and trying to figure out who to trust. So Democrats have an advantage right now. But that's something that's actually been moving around in our polls. And in a poll a month ago, Republicans had the advantage on A.I. But across these issues, the main takeaway is on most of the issues voters care about, they're giving Democrats the advantage in who they trust. I think so. Well, we call this segment tomorrow's headlines tonight. Give me what tomorrow's headline is, Ruth? I couldn't tell you what tomorrow's headline will be. I can just tell you that I think we're going to be hearing more of the same from voters, frustration and anger. Yeah, frustration and anger. And it really is on both sides. So we'll see what what it brings and what Election Day, which is November 3rd, what happens in the balance of power, the local races. There's a lot to watch. Ruth, we'll stay on top of it with The New York Times. Thanks for joining us here on Newsroom Live for our segment tomorrow's headlines tonight.