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Graphic shows poll results highlighting a third of U.S. midterm election voters do not know the name of their party’s candidate for office – includes Trump popularity chart.
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Un tercio de los votantes en la elección intermedia de EUA no conoce a los candidatos

By Ninian Carter

October 4, 2018 - A unas semanas de las elecciones intermedias por el control del Congreso de EUA, una tercera parte de los votantes no conoce el nombre del candidato de su partido para el cargo

A new poll finds 34 percent of Republican voters and 32.5 percent of Democratic voters do not know the names of the party's congressional candidates in their districts. However, this level of candidate name recognition is about in line with recent elections, according to the University of North Carolina.

Latest polling data also shows 54 percent of U.S. adults disapprove of the way President Trump is handling the presidency, with voters possibly viewing the midterms as a referendum on him.

Gender could play a role in the upcoming vote too, according to George Washington University, with the #MeToo movement and protests around Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh possibly affecting the outcome.

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PUBLISHED: 04/10/2018; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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