CNN Data Guru Floored by Trump Cratering in Key Battlegrounds
CNN Data Guru Floored by Trump Cratering in Key Battlegrounds
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Ewan Palmer, Reporter
Published Jul. 2 2026 11:14AM EDT
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-data-guru-floored-by-trump-cratering-in-key-battlegrounds/
The networks chief data analyst revealed that the 80-year-olds popularity has plummeted in six states that could prove crucial in determining who controls the upper chamber after Novembers races: Alaska, Maine, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas.
Democrats need to flip four seats in the midterms to retake control of the Senate, a task Enten said has been made easier because Trumps approval rating has fallen sharply in the six key states compared with 2024.
In 2024, on average, he won those states by eight points, and most of them he won by double digits, Enten said while showing Trumps average 2024 net approval rating in those states at plus 8 percentage points.
But look where he is now on his net approval rating. Down, down he goes into the Ohio River. Look at this, hes at minus 11 points. Its a nearly 20-point switcheroo in the negative direction, Enten added.