India, Nov. 3 -- All eyes are on US President Donald Trump as he enters the midterm polls with an aggregated approval rating of 36% in October, and only eight out of the 50 states giving him a net positive rating. The numbers suggest that Trump's unpopularity may drive away Republican voters even in the staunchly red states such as Kentucky and South Carolina. Whether this is enough for Democrats to seize Congress (Senate, House, or both) electorally remains to be seen. Should that happen, the second half of the Trump presidency can look very different.

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