‘I’m laughing’: Data expert dumbfounded by Trump’s new losing streak

President Donald Trump is on an extended losing streak that rivals the New York Mets’ 11-game skid, according to a new analysis.CNN’s Harry Enten examined recent polling that shows Americans have soured on the 79-year-old president’s economic record, and he expressed surprise by how long his numbers have remained below water.”Americans say inflation is the number one issue facing them right now, and to quote the great ‘Happy Gilmore,’ according to them, the price is wrong when it comes to the president of the United States,” Enten said. “Just take a look at these net approval ratings when it comes to inflation, the president of United States is hitting all-time record lows in all of these polls.” “NBC came out yesterday, 36 points underwater,” he added. “CBS came out a few weeks ago, 38 points underwater. Ipsos-Reuters, 43 points underwater. CNN came out earlier this month, 45 points underwater, and taking the cake is UMass Amherst, 47 points underwater. Across all of these polls, Trump is in his worst position ever on the issue that the American people say over and over and over again is their key number one issue.”That’s a sharp turnaround from where Trump was in public opinion polling when he returned to office in January 2025. “No, it wasn’t this always thus,” Enten said, “and this is what is so amazing to me. I mean, these shifts that we’re just seeing. My goodness gracious, voters on Trump and inflation in the 2024 election. Remember, Trump got re-elected to a second term and Joe Biden got pushed to the curb in large part because Americans felt he couldn’t handle inflation. Trump was more trusted than Kamala Harris on inflation by seven points. Look at his net approval right now, you average all those polls on the right side of your screen, 42 points underwater. That is a nearly 50-point shift away from the president of the United States””You think this is bad?” he added. “Nearly 50 points shift, how about a 70-point? I’m laughing because you never see numbers like this. Look at this: Independents on Trump, inflation in the 2024 election versus Harris. Trump was favored by 10 points. Down he goes, down he goes. He’s down to 60 points underwater on inflation. That is a 70-point shift, and a little bit less than two years worth of time. John Berman and I are big baseball fans, and I will tell you, I’m going to go to Trump’s home borough in Queens, because to be honest, it’s the only comparison I can think of. Donald Trump is in worse shape on inflation right now than the New York Metropolitans are in the NL East. That is how bad – and what, the Mets just lose their 11th straight game.”Trump’s economic record is risking his Republican congressional majorities, as well.”This is what is happening here,” Enten said. “The strengths that Donald Trump once had with the electorate, the things that got him elected to a second term, you can wave adios amigos, goodbye to them, and why that’s so important is even though Trump isn’t on the ballot come November, a lot of Republicans in Congress are on the ballot, and if these numbers hold, you can wave adios, amigos – goodbye, see you later – certainly that House majority and maybe that Senate majority as well.” – YouTube youtu.be

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