A new poll suggested battleground district Republicans are slipping in popularity.
House Speaker Mike Johnson received bad news for Republicans' chances of holding a majority in Congress after the November 2024 elections, according to a poll published Friday.GOP Congress members elected Johnson, of Louisiana, to the speakership late last month following weeks of internal turmoil about who should lead the party following former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ousting.
House Republicans are underwater with a 22 point disapproval rating as of October, according to the poll. In July, House Republicans had a disapproval rating of only 12 points.Democrats, meanwhile, have held steady, having a 10 point disapproval rating in both July and October. The poll surveyed 1,500 likely voters across 61 battleground districts from October 19 to 25. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.Newsweek reached out to Johnson's office for comment via email.
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