A new CNN poll showed some trouble for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The CNN poll , conducted by SSRS and released Friday, showed that Americans are pessimistic about the state of the country. More than half of respondents, 54%, said that the country’s best days are already behind it, which is a sharp increase from the 41% who said the same thing in September 2024.

The poll also found that 58% of respondents said things are going “pretty” or “very” badly in the United States today, while 42% said things are going “pretty” or “very” well. Americans still carry negative views of both political parties, with 52% having an unfavorable view of Democrats and 51% having an unfavorable view of Republicans.

CNN reported that these negative v

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