Free Beacon staff writer Ellison Barber appeared Tuesday on Fox News to discuss a new CNN poll that shows 68 percent of Americans are "angry" with the direction of the country.
"I feel like I should be [angry] if that many are," Barber said. "That does show you what a big problem Democrats have in this election cycle, because they are trying to combat this general sentiment where a lot of people are incredibly frustrated with the government, with this administration in particular, as well as congress as a whole."
Barber said the public's frustration with Washington has been growing for some time and is not just due to the administration's failure to handle crises with the Islamic State and Ebola.
"There has been this growing anti-establishment, anti-Washington sentiment across the country, and I don't think that has changed," Barber said. "But what we've seen with President Obama of late is that his approval rating has worsened and it is particularly bad in states where you do have some of the biggest and most vulnerable Democratic incumbents running for Senate this election."
Barber also noted that although Republicans are "well positioned" to take the Senate, it will not be a "walk-away" election for the GOP.
"I think most people think it is likely Republicans will be able to take control of the Senate," Barber said. "The question is how will they get there?"