Since #DonaldTrump first ran for president a decade ago, white working-class and rural voters have been an important base of support, drawn to his vows to bring back manufacturing and crack down on immigration. But polling over recent months has shown rising disapproval from those groups, reaching majorities in some polls, especially on the economy – fueling a potential new vulnerability for Republicans heading into #midterms that will determine control of Congress. A CBS News-YouGov poll in May found 54% of white non-college voters disapproved of Trump’s performance, up from 32% in February 2025. That disapproval hit 49% in a June NPR/PBS/Marist poll and 51% in an April Fox News poll. Among rural voters, a June Reuters/Ipsos poll found 48% disapproved of Trump, up from 34% the month after he returned to office. The main driver of the discontent is higher prices for necessities like gas and food, pushed up by the Iran war and tariffs, experts said. While “stickiness” of U.S. party...