(NewsNation) — Republicans are being hurt in recent polling by the economy’s impact on the average American and Trump’s changing positions on the Epstein files, according to “The Hill Sunday” host Chris Stirewalt.
Stirewalt joined “The Hill” to discuss the latest Marist poll that shows Democrats ahead by 14% in congressional party favorability.
Stirewalt attributed the polling, in part, to the affordability challenges facing everyday Americans and the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files.
“I think the affordability is part of it. I think Epstein is a substantial part of it. It’s just too weird,” Stirewalt said.
He added that President Trump has highlighted to the voting public that the Republican Party has its own flaws, like the Democratic Party.
“Donald Trump has reminded them, in a very short period of time, like, don’t forget about us,” he said.
“It’s been a lot, right?” Stirewalt said of Trump’s second term.
“Every day, we’re tearing down part of the White House, or we’re putting tariffs on, or we’re taking tariffs off, or somebody’s giving him a giant gold bar, or he’s starting a new business venture, and on and on and on and on and on.”