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WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

Hour 2, 4-17-2026

WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

WIBC

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4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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0:00.0

The November 26 midterm elections are going to be a vital moment for older Americans specifically.

0:15.1

36 governors, 35 senators, and all 435 members of the House of Representatives will be elected or reelected.

0:23.4

And clearly, they're going to have a lot to say about the policies shaping the lives of the 50-plus

0:30.8

crowd. And for all the talk we hear about young voters, seniors are far more reliable. They're a large voting block still.

0:42.0

And guess what? They all still approve of Donald Trump. I'll answer your question, Mr. Berman,

0:48.4

and that is because President Trump is more than holding his own amongst a very large portion of the

0:54.1

electorate,

0:54.5

a very reliable voting block, and that is senior citizens.

0:58.0

Take a look here, okay, Trump's approval rating age 65 plus.

1:01.0

In March of 2025, 46%.

1:04.0

Look at where it is now.

1:05.0

It's basically the same.

1:07.0

Seniors have not moved.

1:09.0

He's at 44% now, and the key nugget here is for all this talk

1:13.5

about young people in the electorate, such as myself, or at least I like to include myself in that

1:17.7

block, it turns out that older voters, senior citizens vote in far larger numbers. So Republicans

1:24.7

look at this number and they say, hey, you know what, we can actually

1:28.3

potentially do some real damage or at least hold our own in the midterms because President Trump is

1:33.0

holding his own with this very important voting block. So how does that number 44% compare

1:37.9

historically to other presidents? Okay, this is where it gets even more interesting. It turns out

1:42.0

if you look at all the 21st century second term

1:45.0

presidents and you look at senior citizens, Trump actually has the best approval rating

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