Oct 13, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 14 segments
Mario Nawfal is the host of the largest show on X, with regular guests including Elon Musk, Hunter Biden, Prime Minister Imran Khan, President Bolsonaro, President Milei, President Lukashenko, FM…
Rich BarisGuestMark MitchellGuestBrandon WeichertHostSo the most recent polls I'm seeing, and they align with what you've been warning about.
The most recent Trump approval slipping to 44% just three weeks before the midterm.
had a lot of people were saying, I think another 43 or 44% of people polled separately were saying they view the midterms as a chance to vote against the president.
I mean, we are in a very predictable spot because a lot of us have been talking for a year, year and a half that we were – this was a winnable midterm.
But this one was different because this one had a very strong mandate for all the components of his 2024 platform.
Now, like usually when we have two unliked candidates and people are trying to come to terms with what those candidates mean and what they're promising, you'll see the numbers swing all over the place.
And so really what's been happening is he's been losing people for a year and a half.
And then in September, they're like, oh, you know what? The Republicans are going to lose this one big.
So the most recent polls I'm seeing, and they align with what you've been warning about.
The most recent Trump approval slipping to 44% just three weeks before the midterm.
had a lot of people were saying, I think another 43 or 44% of people polled separately were saying they view the midterms as a chance to vote against the president.
I mean, we are in a very predictable spot because a lot of us have been talking for a year, year and a half that we were – this was a winnable midterm.
But this one was different because this one had a very strong mandate for all the components of his 2024 platform.
Now, like usually when we have two unliked candidates and people are trying to come to terms with what those candidates mean and what they're promising, you'll see the numbers swing all over the place.
And so really what's been happening is he's been losing people for a year and a half.
And then in September, they're like, oh, you know what? The Republicans are going to lose this one big.
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