Trump’s Swing-District Score & A Gas Tax Surprise

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The poll—conducted by Impact Research, shared with the New Democrat Coalition, and then provided to Puck—found Trump 11 points underwater among voters in battleground districts. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images
Leigh Ann Caldwell
May 13, 2026

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President Trump’s proposal to temporarily suspend the gas tax is stirring debate among Republicans, who aren’t yet ready to bring it up for a vote. But Democrats from some swing districts are sounding more open to it than expected. During a panel discussion that I moderated for the Effective Governing Coalition this week, several House members from purple and light blue districts came out in favor of the idea as necessary relief for drivers.