CNN data analyst Harry Enten ran the numbers on Republican supporters of President Donald Trump, focusing specifically on the economy. It showed that one year into his presidency, he's at the worst point ever.
Speaking Monday to host John Berman, Enten said that around this time in Trump's first term, he was doing well, but now Enten characterized it as "staggering."
Flapping his arms, Enten said, "You know, the economy used to be the wind beneath Donald Trump's presidency wings. And now it's his Titanic. Because what are we talking about here? Well, let's just take a look here. Trump's economic net approval one year in term one. Hey! Yeah! Plus side of the ledger plus eight points. It was his best issue, arguably, but now it's one of his worst. Look at that. Way, way down in the basement, 18 points below water. What is that? A 26-point switcheroo in the wrong direction. This is the type of number that Democratic midterm dreams are made of, and Republican nightmares are also made of."
The voters are putting the blame squarely on the Trump administration.
"The Trump admin has made the economy worse or better? You go back to January of 2018, term number one, the plurality winner there was better at 40 percent, just 22 percent said worse. Look at this side of the screen. The exact opposite story. What a switcheroo. My goodness gracious, 52 percent of Americans say the Trump admin. policies had made the economy worse," Enten explained.
But the real staggering number comes from Republican supporters who typically give Trump his high marks regardless of the issue. Recently, only 57 percent of Republicans agree with Trump's work on the economy.
"This — this more than anything else — it is what is driving Donald Trump's approval rating overall down. It is the economy. It's the number one issue. And the American people believe that Donald Trump is failing on the key number one issue," Enten said.
"But this is the number that absolutely blew my mind," Enten continued. "Oh my goodness gracious. Trump's economic net approval one year in among independents in term one. He was ten points above water. Look at where he is today. Whoa, 43 points below. That's a 53-point switcheroo. You can't win elections when on the number one issue, you are 43 points below water among independents. This is just absolutely atrocious."
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