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Amy Walter said President Donald Trump's approval rating is under 40 percent, similar to George W. Bush's at this point in 2006.
“you have a president with an approval rating under 40%, which is where George W. Bush was at this point in 2006, an unpopular war and corruption being sort of the center of the conversation”
Walter said Jack Abramoff was at the center of the corruption conversation in Washington in 2006.
“Back then, it was Jack Abramoff, now it is all of the all of the things.”
Walter said Trump's approval rating among independents is 26 percent.
“Trump's approval rating with independents is 26%.”
Walter said a generic Democrat leads by about 23 points among independents.
“they're leading right now by like twenty three points, a generic democrat, uh, with independents.”
Walter said that before the 2010 midterms, Democrats held sixty districts that Obama had lost or won by less than five points.
“when Democrats lost those sixty seats in 2010, there were sixty districts that Democrats held in 2010 that Obama either lost or won by less than five.”
In 2006 Jon Tester won a Montana Senate seat in a state George W. Bush had carried by about twenty points, while Bush won every other state Democrats flipped by single digits.
“you had, um, John Tester win in Montana state that Bush had carried by twenty points, but every other state Democrats flipped, Bush had won by single digits.”
Walter cited an Echelon poll for Puck showing Republicans identifying as Trump Republicans fell from about 60 percent in January 2025 to about 34 percent.
“back in January of 2025, I think it was something like 60% of Republicans identified as a Trump Republican, and now it's like 34% identify as Trump Republican.”
Walter said Florida's 25th district, held by Democrat Jared Moskowitz and redrawn by Republicans, was won by Joe Biden in 2020 even though Trump carried the new version by about eight or nine points.
“The Florida twenty five is a is another good example of that. That was a district that Biden won, even though I think it's a Trump eight or nine, something like that district.”
Walter said Republicans redrew the Texas and Florida congressional maps assuming they would keep their 2024 level of Latino support.
“Texas and Florida maps were redrawn. Basically, with the theory that the Republicans would do as well with Latinos as they did as Trump did, and as Republicans did in 2024”
Walter said the Lexington, Kentucky district was redrawn to be more Republican, yet Democrats could win it in a very strong year.
“the Lexington, Kentucky district, um, which, uh, was redrawn to be even more Republican.”
Walter said Virginia's 2nd district, where Elaine Luria is trying to regain the seat from Jen Kiggans, almost always flips in a wave election.
“The district that almost always flips in a wave is the second district, um, which right now is Elaine Luria, running to get her seat back from Jen Kiggins”
Walter said Tom Perriello, who won a Virginia House seat in 2008, is running again around Charlottesville.
“Tom Perriello comes back, another name blast from the past, the 2008 past, but not 2006.”
Walter said Democrats swept all of Iowa's House seats in 2006.
“I think what happened in 2006. So, like, all Of Iowa went in 2006.”
Walter said Kansas Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton started a megachurch in Kansas City and remains a pastor there.
“He is the he started a megachurch in Kansas City, he is still, um, a pastor there.”
Walter said a New York Times report that Republican Senator Roger Marshall sued patients has hurt him in the Kansas Senate race.
“the piece that came out in the New York Times about suing his patients, I think that one just really, um, it because, again, it combines all of those things.”
Walter said about $14 million has been spent against Amy Klobuchar in the Minnesota governor's race, mostly over a Somali welfare fraud scandal.
“the amount of money that's getting spent against Amy Klobuchar in the governor's race is significant. I think it's up to, like, $14 million or something, all of it on the Somali, um, welfare fraud scandal.”