{"id":44573,"date":"2026-05-21T19:43:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=44573"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:43:46","slug":"the-2026-senate-campaign-updates-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2026\/05\/21\/the-2026-senate-campaign-updates-15\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Senate Campaign: Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

A REPEATING THEME, A REPEATING THEME<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hill<\/strong><\/em> reports<\/a> a very recent Fox News<\/strong><\/em> poll, the latter of which I shan’t report directly because they don’t like my browser and its ad suppressor:<\/p>\n

A new Fox News poll shows President Trump\u2019s approval rating has reached an all-time low with Republicans as the issues of affordability, job growth and the economy remain top of mind for voters across the country.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s approval rating among Republicans hit a new low at 80 percent, according to the\u00a0Fox News poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The numbers dipped even further among non-MAGA Republicans, whose approval of\u00a0President Trump\u00a0<\/a><\/span>sat at 54 percent, followed by surveyed white voters and rural voters, whose approval both sat at 43 percent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>A President with a unneeded war gone bad<\/a>, tariffs gone bad, ICE gone bad, and what is he doing?<\/p>\n

Obsessing over his ballroom and his arch<\/a>. And his “slush fund<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Remember King Louis XVI<\/a>? Hell, every bad monarch. Putting priority on fripperies is how you end up running the pitchfork race, and that’s not even a whimsical analogy.<\/p>\n

Look for the House to see more calls for impeachment, and, as the House GOP<\/em><\/strong> caucus realizes Trump is becoming a one ton anchor riding along in their shorts, they’ll start signing on to discharge petitions. But this’ll take a couple of more months. And then GOP Senators will face very difficult decisions.<\/p>\n

November pressure is going to be immense.<\/p>\n

A SLOW SINK. USE A PLUNGER?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 11-15 May The New York Times\/Siena University<\/strong><\/em> poll<\/a> shows Democrats with a 50% – 39% lead in preferences for the Congressional ballot. You’ll have to dig to find it. Other respected pollsters, such as YouGov<\/strong><\/em> (46%-43%), at the same link, are not as generous to the Democrats.<\/p>\n

Democrats shouldn’t be celebrating. They should be worrying.<\/p>\n

OUR PRIMARY EQUATION … DIRECTIVE … Puppy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’ll be one more Senate-wide analysis section following State-specific news, because I can’t contain myself and should probably be put in an institution. And that’s not the Senate.<\/p>\n