“Voters are more enthusiastic about voting ‘anti-Trump’ than ‘protecting Trump’”

A public opinion poll showed on the 23rd (local time) that in the U.S. midterm elections, the Democratic Party's willingness to vote 'anti-Trump' is stronger than the Republican Party's willingness to vote 'pro-Trump'.

In a poll conducted by Politico, a U.S. political media outlet, in conjunction with Britain's PF Global, 48% of Democratic voters intending to vote said they would vote 'to oppose President Donald Trump.' The response of ‘I vote after seeing the candidate’ followed with 37%.

On the other hand, among Republican voters who are willing to vote, the largest response at 48% was 'I vote after seeing the candidate.' The response rate that they would vote ‘to support President Trump’ was 38%.

Ahead of the midterm elections, President Trump repeatedly sent the message, "Please think of me as being on the ballot," but Politico analyzed that this meant that the adverse effect of drawing the opposing camp to the polls was greater than the effect he intended in rallying supporters.

70% of Democratic voters said that President Trump's declaration of support made them less likely to vote for the Republican candidate. 55% of Republican voters said they were more likely to vote for the Republican candidate due to President Trump's support.

“Trump is clearly motivating Democratic voters to vote more than Republican voters,” said Doug Hay, a former Republican strategist. “Now that words like ‘transit’ and ‘Iran’ have become part of everyday political discussions, that has become even more evident.”

Politico pointed out that the 'dislike' caused by President Trump's presence and message explains the reason for 'distancing', in which Republican candidates differ from his policies or do not attend rallies with strong Trump colors.

Even MAGA (Make America Great Again) voters, who are strong supporters of President Trump, said that it was okay to disagree with President Trump's war on Iran (50%), cost of living (50%), artificial intelligence (54%), and tariffs (46%) policies as long as each candidate helped their election. Among non-Magicians, this response exceeded 60% on all issues.

Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican senatorial candidate from Iowa, a battleground state, said the war on Iran "must end successfully and immediately." Rep. Hinson did not attend Vice President JD Vance's support rally last month.

Republican Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson rarely mentions President Trump in campaign ads and debates. The 'Trump erasing' phenomenon, in which Republican candidates are prominent in advertisements and social media (SNS), has been reported in several media.