Donald Trump's Approval Rating crashes among Republican key voting base. Ominous signs like 2018 midterms?

Donald Trump is witnessing tricky time as the US President's approval rating among conservatives has fallen sharply. Conservatives form one of the key voters' bases for both Trump and Republicans. This comes a year ahead of the 2026 Midterm elections. The Economist/YouGov polls showed that President Trump's approval rating was down by 15 per cent. The survey was conducted from July to August, NewsWeek reported.

Psephologists have cited a few reasons behind the drop in President Trump's approval rating. These points ranging from immigration policies, trade tariffs to Epstein scandal, as per a report on NewsWeek.

Meanwhile, Texas Republicans were set Monday try to convene the state Legislature and redraw congressional districts to satisfy President Donald Trump, as California Governor Gavin Newsom and other Democrats urged Republicans to stand down and avoid a partisan brawl spanning multiple statehouses. Texas Democratic lawmakers remain outside of Texas after leaving the state to deny their GOP colleagues the quorum necessary to vote on Trump’s unapologetically aggressive redistricting play. The president's move also spurred Democratic governors, including Newsom, to pledge retaliatory redistricting efforts in their states — setting up the possibility of an extended standoff that could upend the 2026 midterm elections.


The GOP majority in Texas wants to redraw districts so that five more Republicans can be elected. Trump is pushing other Republican-controlled legislatures to follow suit as he tries to avoid a repeat of the 2018 midterms. Those elections during Trump's first presidency yielded a new Democratic majority in the U.S. House that stymied his agenda and twice impeached him. Existing maps nationally put Democrats within three seats of a House majority at a time when there are only several dozen competitive districts out of 435.

Responding to Texas, Newsom and other California Democrats are considering new boundaries to yield a five-seat shift toward Democrats. That would require, however, getting California voters to set aside existing maps drawn by an independent commission. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker have promised similar efforts.

Newsom urged Trump in a letter Monday to abandon his scheme, telling the president he is “playing with fire" and “risking the destabilization of our democracy.”

Newsom said he prefers that independent bodies draw political districts rather than partisan legislatures, as is done in Texas and most GOP-controlled states. But, he wrote, “California cannot stand idly by as this power grab unfolds.”

If Texas and “the other states call off their redistricting efforts,” the governor added, “we will happily do the same. And American democracy will be better for it.”

Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers are staying in Illinois, New York and elsewhere, and they say they have no intentions of returning as long as Republicans are intent on mollifying Trump.

FAQs

Q1. What is current scenario of US House Representatives?
A1. The GOP majority in Texas wants to redraw districts so that five more Republicans can be elected. Trump is pushing other Republican-controlled legislatures to follow suit as he tries to avoid a repeat of the 2018 midterms. Those elections during Trump's first presidency yielded a new Democratic majority in the U.S. House that stymied his agenda and twice impeached him. Existing maps nationally put Democrats within three seats of a House majority at a time when there are only several dozen competitive districts out of 435.

Q2. Who is California Governor?
A2. California Governor is Gavin Newsom.