Poll: The battle for MAHA that could sway the midterms

A new POLITICO Poll shows the Make America Healthy Again movement is fracturing, with a majority of Americans—including 41 percent of Trump's own 2024 voters—saying the Trump administration has not done enough on health priorities. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA supporters increasingly view Democrats as better positioned to address key health issues like disease prevention, "forever chemicals" regulation, and reproductive health access, while viewing Republicans as beholden to food and pesticide industry lobbyists. The Trump administration's deregulatory approach, particularly its decision to ease restrictions on Bayer's glyphosate weed killer Roundup, has especially angered MAHA backers and prompted some movement leaders to threaten primarying farm-state Republicans. Democrats are actively recruiting these disaffected voters ahead of November's midterm elections, with House and Senate candidates focusing messaging on pesticide restrictions and food safety—issues that poll data shows command broad support. MAHA movement leaders have warned Republicans they are merely "renting" these voters and risk losing control of Congress if they continue to alienate them.