"A couple of years ago, the polling company YouGov asked people about insects. The resulting survey found that butterflies are America's favorite insect, with eight in 10 people having a very or somewhat positive reaction to them. Many journalists will tell you to never trust the polling, and they've been proven right many times over. Still, aren't you curious how a random group of 1,148 adults feels about bugs?"
"It's not looking promising for ants or spiders or Trump as the 2026 midterm elections loom into view. All House districts are up for grabs in November, along with 33 Senate seats and a bunch of governorships. A shake-up in the House, in particular, could thwart Trump's aims. In theory, presidential approval shouldn't matter in a midterm year. Americans are voting for their members of Congress, not wasps or Trump."
"But Republicans have an advantage of just four seats in the House, and the sitting president's party tends to lose seats in the midterms; the more unpopular a sitting president, the more seats he loses. Trump should know. Republicans lost 40 House seats in the 2018 midterms, which gave Democrats control of the House and set in motion his two impeachments."
Americans show strong insect preferences: butterflies are most favored, while mosquitoes (86%), cockroaches (84%), and wasps (76%) draw the most negative reactions. Donald Trump’s overall disapproval among Americans is 61%, placing him less disliked than wasps but more disliked than spiders (57%) and ants (52%). The 2026 midterm elections include all House districts, 33 Senate seats, and multiple governorships. Republicans hold a narrow four-seat House majority, and historically the president’s party tends to lose seats in midterms, with larger unpopularity producing larger losses. Republicans lost 40 House seats in 2018, which handed Democrats the House and led to two impeachments. He told Republicans at a policy retreat that they must win the midterms or face consequences.
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