With gas prices continuing to surge, more than 8 in 10 Americans said pain at the pump is putting a strain on their household budgets — and a strong majority blames Trump, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

The poll also found that Trump is more unpopular than he ever has been, and he faces major declines with key groups since being sworn in for a second term. Most Americans said the economy isn’t working for them, and the war in Iran — which has directly led to those higher gas prices — continues to grow more unpopular.

Those challenges have given Democrats a distinct advantage in the midterm elections. Six months from when votes will be counted this November, Democrats lead by 10 points on the congressional ballot test. The ballot test asks which party’s candidate they would vote for if congressional elections took place today.

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    14 hours ago

    Gotta love how it takes this long, and only when people are individually and materially affected do they finally start go recognize all the failings we’ve been calling out since before the first term.

    It really irks me how, like in MTG’s recent speech at the republican think tank about how she is breaking with MAGA, she names other “brave” folks who spoke out…like Carl Tucker and Candace Owens.

    What about the entire left wing? The people that are, consistently, “correct too soon?”