US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One for travel to Mississippi from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, October 26, 2026.
President Donald Trump's approval numbers are historically low, and a key reason for that is gas prices, said CNN analyst Harry Enten, who warns Republicans should be terrified this Halloween of how thoroughly angry Americans are surging toward Democrats.
“You know what I feel like we're dealing with Bizarro Babe Ruth. That's what we're dealing with because President Trump keeps breaking records — but in the wrong way, the wrong direction,” said Enten Tuesday night.
“I want you to take a look at the worst net approval rating on gas prices going into a midterm election this century,” Enten commanded CNN anchor Boris Sanchez. “Who holds it? It's Donald John Trump: 49 points underwater. That's deep under the oil fields. My goodness gracious. No other president is even close, Boris. I mean, the closest one is about 20 points, has a 20-point higher net approval rating. Donald Trump 49 points underwater setting records. You simply put, do not want to be setting.
Americans, said Enten, are seeing how much it costs to fill up their car tanks versus what it cost at the beginning of the year, prior to Trump’s unilateral attack on Iran, which throttled oil leaving the Middle East.
“Your wallets ain't lying,” said Enten. “The 2026 gas prices from the beginning of the year to now. Look at this up like a rocket up 51 percent. I went back and found every single midterm year I possibly could. And this 51 percent rise is higher than any midterm year dating back at least half a century — and none of the other midterm years were particularly close. That is why Trump is doing so poorly on gas prices. It is because people, simply put, are paying a lot more at the pump than they did just at the beginning of the year.”
But if Republicans running for Congress think they can escape Trump's unpopularity with gas prices, Enten warned the president’s splash damage is burning everyone round him,
“It's reality check time, Boris. It's reality check time,” said Enten, pointing to numbers from Cook showing the GOP is hopelessly lashed to Trump’s anchor.
“Dems biggest issue in the swing house districts. It's this one: It's gas and energy prices,” Enten told Sanchez. “Democrats lead by 12 points on this issue. Among Independents, the lead that they have is more than double it. So Republicans should definitely be scared as we near Halloween when it comes to gas and energy prices and how that could affect their chances of winning just a week from now.”
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