Young Americans give big thumbs down to Democrats, Republicans, Trump: poll
Young Americans, feeling the country is off course and their futures unstable, are deeply pessimistic about the nation's two major political parties and about the state of the economy, according...
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Young Americans, feeling the country is off course and their futures unstable, are deeply pessimistic about the nation's two major political parties and about the state of the economy, according to a new national poll. And the 51st edition of the Harvard Youth poll, released on Thursday, also indicates that Americans aged 18–29 heavily disapprove of the jobs President Donald Trump is doing in the White House and Democrats and Republicans are doing in Congress. Gains by Trump and Republicans in courting younger voters helped the GOP win back the White House and the Senate and hold their House majority in last year's elections. But the poll is the latest to show warning signs for Republican s as they aim to hold their congressional majorities in next year's midterm elections. The survey offers mixed signals for Democrats, who are energized by ballot box successes this year. FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS SAY WHITE HOUSE IS DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD ON ECONOMY According to the poll , which was conducted by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, Trump's approval rating stood at 29%, down two points from Harvard's most recent survey, issued last spring. And the president's approval rating of his handling of the economy stood at just 26%. But federal lawmakers didn't fare any better. The approval rating for congressional Democrats stood at 27%, with only 26% saying Republicans in Congress were doing a good job. "Young Americans hold persistently low views of national leadership, reflecting a belief that political leaders are not responsive to the economic and technological pressures they face. Despite this widespread skepticism," the poll's release highlights. FOX NEWS POLL: DESPITE DIP IN APPROVAL, CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS STILL OUTPERFORM DEMOCRATS Troubling for the Democratic Party , 48% of younger Democrats questioned in the poll used a negative term to describe their party, while just a quarter of younger Republicans characterized their party negatively. Only…