Recent polling is painting a mixed picture for Democrats as they look to chart a path forward in the wake of their loss to President Trump in November.

Trump’s approval rating remains comfortably underwater as he reaches the six-month mark back in office on Sunday. But while Democrats have scored some notable victories in high-profile elections since then, they’ve been unable to pull away from the GOP as the party hopes to regroup for the midterms next year.

Data experts said Democrats’ position has improved since Trump started his second term, but they still have a lot of work to do to win back trust from the American people and be poised to take back control of the House.

“You can't just be on the attack. You can't beat something with nothing,” said Democratic pollster Celinda Lake. “We have to show and tell what we would do, but I think that we're on the precipice of a big opportunity, and I hope we take advantage of it.”

Months after Democrats suffered a major blow with Trump sweeping all seven battleground states and the GOP winning control of both houses of Congress, the party is still seeking to put the pieces back together.

Halfway through the first year of Trump’s term, many data points on where the party stands don’t appear bright.

Views of the Democratic Party have been at historic lows for a couple months. The percentage of registered voters who view the party favorably reached some of its lowest levels since at least the start of Trump’s first term in office in YouGov’s average, more than 20 points underwater as of late May.

A CNN poll released Thursday found only 28 percent of Americans view the party favorably, a record low in the history of the outlet’s polling dating back to 1992.

Views of the Republican Party also aren’t strong but haven’t been quite as poor.

A poll conducted by the Democratic super PAC Unite the Country found recently that........

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