CNN’s Harry Enten Warns Trump Losing Support With Key Voting Bloc Just Six Months Before Midterms
CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten warned that President Donald Trump is losing support among Republican-leaning independents ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. This group's approval of Trump has dropped from 83% at the same point in his first term to 53% currently, a significant decline from their 91% support in the 2024 election. Enten suggested that this erosion in support could jeopardize Republican chances in the upcoming midterms.
- ▪Fifty-three percent of Republican-leaning independents currently approve of President Trump's job performance.
- ▪This represents a 20-point drop from his approval rating with the same group at this point during his first term.
- ▪Republican-leaning independents supported Trump at 91% in the 2024 election, but now only 53% approve of his presidency.
- ▪This voting bloc supported Republicans by 83 points in 2024 but now do so by 68 points.
- ▪Harry Enten warned that these approval numbers are unfavorable for Republican success in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Media CNN’s Harry Enten Warns Trump Losing Support With Key Voting Bloc Just Six Months Before Midterms [Screenshot/CNN] Nicole Silverio Media Reporter May 04, 2026 10:09 AM ET May 04, 2026 10:09 AM ET Nicole Silverio Media Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten warned Monday that President Donald Trump was losing support among Republican-leaning independents just months before the midterm elections.
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