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| 8/29 | Mississippi statewide primary runoff |
| 11/7 | U.S. general election |
| 2/20/24 | Wisconsin statewide Spring primary |
| 3/5/24 | Alabama statewide/presidential preference primary |
| 3/5/24 | California statewide/presidential preference primary |
| Presidential approval | 39% |
| Presidential disapproval | 55% |
| Source: Quinnipiac University (August 10-14, 2023), Margin of error: +/-2.4, Sample size: 1,632 | |
| Right direction | 31% |
| Wrong direction | 63% |
| Source: Rasmussen Reports (August 6-10, 2023), Margin of error: +/-3, Sample size: 1,708 | |
| Congressional approval | 16% |
| Congressional disapproval | 64% |
| Source: Economist/YouGov (August 12-15, 2023), Margin of error: +/-3.1, Sample size: 1,321 | |
| Democratic candidate | 44% |
| Republican candidate | 42% |
| Source: Economist/YouGov (August 12-15, 2023), Margin of error: +/-3.1, Sample size: 1,321 | |
| Presidential approval | 41% |
| Congressional approval | 25% |
| Direction of country | 24% |
| Source: Average of recent polls as of August 18, 2023 | |
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