‘See Ya Later!’ CNN Data Guru Highlights Trump’s Massive Drop With Group That Is ‘Driver in Elections’

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten took a closer took Tuesday at President Donald Trump’s plummeting support among Independent voters.

Joined by anchor Sara Sidner, Enten began the CNN News Central segment by highlighting Trump’s overall net approval. In August 2018, that figure stood at -12. Around the same time in his second term, Trump’s net approval sank to a disastrous -31.

“You know, President Trump was unpopular going into the midterms during his first presidency,” Enten said, “but not anywhere as unpopular as this.”

Enten then focused solely on Independents, which he described as he “driver of elections.” Those numbers, he revealed, were even worse. He continued:

Trump’s net approval rating among independents, term two: He’s 47 points underwater now — 47 points underwater! He was minus-one point at the beginning of his presidency — basically treading water, right? So what is that? That’s a 46-point drop. So you see that drop of, what, 31 points from where he was at the beginning of his presidency, or 37 points from where he was at the beginning of his presidency among the overall electorate, but that’s nothing compared to this 46-point drop among independents. And compare that to where he was at this point in term number one before those midterms. And he was underwater then, but he was just 10 points underwater. Now he’s 47 points underwater, so that’s a drop of what, 37 points?

So this has been the problem with President Trump’s second term, according to the public, which is he is going and placating the base but leaving the center of the electorate behind. But you know what? You have to win the center of the electorate in order to maintain your popularity, in order for Republicans to win in these midterm elections. But Independents are saying, “You know what? We don’t like what’s going on. See ya later!”

Watch above via CNN

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