The Daily Blast: Trump Tailspins as GOP Leaks of Midterm Panic Take Humiliating Turn
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September 8, 2026 · 21 min
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The episode discusses Donald Trump's declining approval ratings and the Republican Party's concerns ahead of the midterms, featuring insights from political analyst Charlie Cook.
Donald Trump’s tailspinning continues. A CNN analysis finds that Trump has a lower approval rating than any of his predecessors going into midterms in this millennium. That’s worse than Joe Biden in 2022, Barack Obama in 2014 and 2010, and even George W. Bush in 2006. Meanwhile, Trump says he’ll campaign heavily this fall, but humiliatingly, Republicans are leaking to Politico that they don’t want him anywhere near them on the trail. And The Washington Post reports that amid GOP fears of his toxicity, he’s running ads about himself and his super PAC may hoard its funds. Why? Because his team fears its fundraising ability may dry up after the midterms—meaning they anticipate a big loss. We talked to veteran political handicapper Charlie Cook about his new piece digging into the GOP “nightmare,” why Trump’s unpopularity may be historically unique, and why that’s making conventional midterm patterns unusually bad for the GOP. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Guest: Charlie Cook
Topics covered
- Trump's approval rating
- GOP midterm strategy
- Republican Party dynamics
- Political analysis
- Campaign strategies
Keywords
- Trump
- GOP
- midterms
- approval rating
- Charlie Cook
- political analysis
- campaign
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Organizations: CNN, Politico, The Washington Post
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