There are some legitimate signs the “blue wave” could be overhyped, but the midterm election forecast isn’t totally sunny for Republicans either. While the GOP has been celebrating the president’s approval ratings, indicators suggest the party could still suffer losses at the ballot box in November.
An NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday found the same uptick in President Trump’s job approval rating that others recent surveys have found, with the number jumping from 40 to 44 percent since April among registered voters. In that same time frame, the Real Clear Politics average of Trump’s rating has only increased from 41.9 to 42.1 percent, hitting its lowest point on Thursday since late April when his job approval started an upwards climb that peaked at 44.6 percent just this Monday.
