CNN data guru astonished as Trump sinks in polls on key issue: 'Yikes!'
CNN data guru Harry Enten was astonished on Sunday as President Donald Trump's poll numbers continued to sink.
Enten reported on results from a new CBS News/YouGov poll, which found that 58% of Americans believe they are worse off financially during the Trump administration, compared with 38% in October 2024. Only 18% of Americans said they were better off today, according to the poll.
Enten added that the polls showed a 40-point swing away from Trump by independent voters, whom he said, "usually decide the elections here in the United States." Six in ten independent voters said Trump made them worse off financially, compared to just 13% who said they are better off.
"If I were in the White House, only one word to describe them: Yikes!" Enten said.
Trump's approval rating has been in a historic downturn. According to polls analyzed by The Economist, Trump's approval rating has sunk 18 points during his second term, and he is currently polling about six points worse than he was at this point in the first administration.
Enten said Trump's sinking poll numbers are largely due to the economy, and the war in Iran could soon exacerbate those problems.
He added that Trump's approval numbers are also twice as bad as former President Barack Obama's were at this point in his presidency.
"If I were a Republican running for Congress, I would be shaking in place because there's really nowhere to hide," Enten said.