Shock NYT poll shows Trump coalition coming apart as Dems win on core MAGA issue

President Donald Trump’s job approval has sunk to its worst level in the New York Times/Siena poll’s history, and voters now trust Democrats more on the economy, long a Trump strength, according to a survey released two weeks before the 2026 midterms.The poll of 3,494 likely voters, conducted October 12 to 19, found 36 percent approve of Trump and 59 percent disapprove. Among all registered voters, approval falls to 34 percent. Over two-thirds of independents disapprove. Voters say they’d back Democratic House candidates by 11 points. The poll's margin of error is 1.9 points.Economic frustration is the driver. Three in four voters call the economy fair or poor, and large majorities disapprove of his work on the cost of living (69 percent), the Iran war (65 percent) and gas prices, now above $4 nationwide and as high as $6 in certain states and certain fuel types.Democrats, meanwhile, hold a 15-point...