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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Democrats lead Republicans on economy as Trump approval falls, poll finds

WASHINGTON - Americans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in ​nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which ​also found their approval of President Donald Trump's performance falling to 35%.

The finding, in a ​poll conducted Wednesday through Monday, showed how Trump's handling of the economy, including rising energy prices resulting from the Iran war, could weigh on his party's chances in the November midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years.

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