00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02A new CNBC survey shows widespread economic pessimism among Americans ahead of the November
00:083rd midterm elections, with President Trump's economic approval rating falling to its lowest
00:13level across both terms, according to CNBC. 80% of respondents rate the economy as fair or poor,
00:20while 63% remain pessimistic about economic conditions and the outlook.
00:25Trump's economic approval fell to 34%, while disapproval rose to 65%.
00:31The survey found that 52% of registered voters prefer Democratic control of Congress,
00:37compared with 45% favoring Republicans.
00:40Democrats also lead on concerns about food prices, gasoline costs, and government corruption.
00:46Meanwhile, 35% of Republicans expressed economic pessimism, up 6 percentage points since July.
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