With less than two months to go until the general election, a new poll is providing a potential boost to Republicans hoping to keep control of the house.
Sixty-nine percent of respondents to a new CNN poll rated the current economy as "somewhat" or "very good" with 49 percent approving of Donald Trump's handling of the economy.
But there’s a downside for Republicans, too. Among that same group of people, the president’s overall job approval rating is only 36 percent — down 6 points from last month.
With a new White House controversy almost every day, the president's favorability and trustworthy ratings are dropping as well. So with numbers like these, do all-in Trump supporters have any real chance of winning beyond the deepest of red states? And how will pro-Trump candidates in Massachusetts, like Republican Senate candidate Geoff Diehl, end up impacting more moderates like Governor Charlie Baker, who just gave Diehl his endorsement?
Jim Braude was joined by Jesse Mermell - former communications director for Governor Deval Patrick, and Jennifer Nassour, former chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party and COO of ReflectUS, a bipartisan, female-focused political organization.
