Trump Falls to Historic Low in Wall Street Journal Poll

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The approval rating of U.S. President Donald Trump has dropped to a record low in a new poll conducted by the Wall Street Journal, just weeks before the midterm elections.

The poll showed that 37% of voters approve of Trump's performance, which is the lowest approval rating for a president before midterm elections in the newspaper's polls since former President George H.W. Bush.

The closest approval rating for a president before midterm elections was that of former President George W. Bush, who recorded 39% in his second term.

The poll comes about a month before the midterm elections scheduled for this year, at a time when Trump and the Republican Party are facing a challenging electoral environment.

Republicans are facing the repercussions of the war in Iran, which has entered its seventh month, while recent polls show Democrats gaining ground, coinciding with the impact of issues such as immigration and rising living costs on Trump and the Republican Party as Election Day approaches.

In a Wall Street Journal poll, 60% of participants said Trump's economic policies have led to a deterioration of the economy, while 25% said they have improved it, and 10% felt they had no effect on the economy. 5% of participants did not specify their stance or said they were unsure about the impact of Trump's economic policies.

The war in Iran has also affected energy costs for Americans, amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry, due to the conflict.

According to AAA data, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States was about $4.48 on Monday morning, compared to about $3.13 a year ago.

Charlie Cook, founder of the nonpartisan Cook Report focused on election analysis, said on Sunday that it has become 'certain' to say that Democrats are likely to regain control of the House of Representatives after the midterm elections, while the possibility of them taking control of the Senate has become 'very realistic.'

Kook said in an interview with the program "This Week" on ABC News: "I completely agree that the House of Representatives has been somewhat of a foregone conclusion for a long time. As for the Senate, for a year it hasn't been realistic to think about the possibility of taking control of it, but now it has become very realistic."