Approval ratings don’t mean much for a lame duck president.
Look at the 2026 Senate polls in places like Iowa. Given Trump’s margin of victory in 2024 the Republicans should be crushing it, but they are struggling.
> Approval ratings don’t mean much for a lame duck president.
A term limited president can care less about approval ratings. This does not mean their approval ratings cannot be compared to their approval ratings.
> Look at the 2026 Senate polls in places like Iowa. Given Trump’s margin of victory in 2024 the Republicans should be crushing it, but they are struggling.
I do not accept Senate polls measure Trump support better than Trump approval polls. And 2026 Senate projections show Republicans losing 1 or 2 seats. Iowa is not 1 of them. Iowa polls did show the unpopular incumbent senator and a hypothetical Democratic opponent had similar support. But the unpopular incumbent senator announced she would retire. And hypothetical opponents poll better than real opponents many times.
He's making real noise about seeking a third term, regardless of the legality of it.