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July 30, 2026 ~ Pollster and political strategist Dennis Darnoi examines why public approval ratings remain so low for political leaders and institutions, and what the trend says about today’s voters.
WASHINGTON D.C. ~ Whether it’s the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump, or Congress, polling shows that national political leaders are not favored by the wider voting public. But why is that?
A new Gallup poll found that the Supreme Court is at a record low disapproval level of 33%; another set of recent polls from YouGov put Trump at 34% disapproval and Congress at 13.5%. Pollster and political strategist Dennis Darnoi told WJR that a string of decisions over the past few years has not endeared itself to either side of the political spectrum.
“When you had a court come out and overturn Roe v. Wade, you saw some, obviously, Democrats very disappointed with that decision,” he said. “Then you’ve seen Republicans recently feel as if the Supreme Court has ruled against some of the things that Donald Trump wanted to get accomplished. So now Republicans are souring on the court.”
