CNN Analyst: Trump is More Popular Than Ever, ‘Right Track’ Data ‘Through the Roof’
“The congressional generic ballot looks a heck of a lot more like when Republicans win than when Democrats win.”
CNN data analyst Harry Enten was more fired up than I’ve ever seen him. Given all the coverage of President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, he felt it was time to deliver a “reality check”: Trump is currently more popular than at any point in history, even surpassing his high water mark immediately after winning reelection in November.
Trump’s net favorable rating currently stands at -4 points. You may scoff at that number, but Enten reminds us that during his previous record highs in March 2017 and November 2024, Trump’s net favorable ratings were -10 and -7 points, respectively.
Enten explained, “So when you compare Trump against himself, he’s actually closer to the apex than he is to the bottom of the trough, and, of course, that’s so important because Donald Trump, historically speaking, has had his numbers underestimated.”
Even more impressive, the percentage of Americans who believe the country is on the right track is “through the roof,” he said. An NBC News poll shows this index at 44%, its highest level since 2004, while a Marist poll reports it at 45%, its second-highest point since 2009.
To put these results in perspective, this metric stood at 27% in November. “The bottom line is that, right now, a much higher percentage of the country says we’re on the right track,” Enten noted.
Finally, he looked at the congressional generic ballot, a key indicator with the 2026 midterms approaching. In November 2020, when Democrats won, this data point showed Democrats at +5. By November 2022, when Republicans reclaimed the House, it had dropped to 0. In November 2024, as the GOP narrowly held the House and regained its Senate majority, it stood at Democrats +1. And that’s where it remains today.
Summing up, Enten said, “This number [D+1] looks a lot like November 2022 or 2024 when Republicans won control of Congress. The bottom line is yes, Donald Trump’s approval rating is lower than – compared to a lot of his predecessors – but it’s higher than when compared to himself. A lot of folks say the country is on the right track and the congressional generic ballot looks a heck of a lot more like when Republicans win than when Democrats win.”
Of course, CNN host Sara Sidner, who did not appear to Enten’s enthusiasm, felt compelled to temper his excitement. “It will be interesting to see if any of what just happened with these leaking of the texts plays into it in a later poll, but this is very telling.”
Enten replied, “This is very telling. At least at this point, Republicans are still in the catbird seat.”
Enten’s analysis was refreshing. He calls it as he sees it and frankly, I’m surprised CNN allows him on the air.
We need a "reality check"… Right track % in the U.S. is "through the roof!" Highest since 04 per NBC & 2nd highest since 09 per Marist.
Trump is more popular now in his net favorable than any time in term 1 or when he won in 2024.
Generic ballot looks like when GOP wins. pic.twitter.com/iDh0XEt1qK
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) March 25, 2025
The Democrats entire raison d’être has been reduced to resistance against Trump. Former Vice President Kamala Harris’s crushing defeat in November left the party without a clear leader. Aside from a few misguided proposals—such as offering a $25,000 check to first-time homebuyers and imposing price controls—her campaign focused primarily on demonizing Trump.
Incredibly, as individual Democrats jockey for power to fill the party’s leadership vacuum, none of them are straying from this same failed strategy. Notably absent from their rhetoric are any fresh, innovative ideas on how they can improve life for everyday Americans.
The party’s collective case of Trump Derangement Syndrome is preventing any meaningful shift. Nor will a large portion of their base allow it. They fail to realize that until they can overcome their irrational anger and present a positive, inclusive message that resonates with voters beyond their embittered core supporters, they will remain right where they were left in November: on the outside, looking in.
I hope they remain trapped in this abyss for a long time.
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“The party’s collective case of Trump Derangement Syndrome”
Dems are so much like Muslims, who suffer from nearly 1400 years of Muhammad Derangement Syndrome.
Carville predicted more than a month ago that Trump’s support would collapse within 30 days,
“I believe that this administration, in less than 30 days, is in the midst of a massive collapse, and particularly a collapse in public opinion,” Carville told Mediaite’s Dan Abrams.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/james-carville-trump-collapse_n_67bc04e9e4b081ef58f9f80f
Good one, Cajun.
Did the weasel say exactly when those “30 days” would start?
Snakehead was wrong? Again? Who’d a thunk it?
YAWNNNN. Trump’s still under water in most polls.
Wait till that 1st Q GDP comes final and the country realizes we are headed for recession,
Latest estimate: -1.8 percent — March 26, 2025
The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2025 is -1.8 percent on March 26, unchanged from March 18 after rounding.
What now?
More traiffs? LAFFRIOT!
More tax cuts? GUFFFAW
What else does orange Harvey know.
YAWNNNN.
You’re not yawning. Tongue sticking out, drooling all over the keyboard, you feverishly type your nonsensical turd droppings.
name a couple of those polls where Trump is under water
you never heard of RCP? LAFFRIOT
Akshually, latest RCP shows an even split, presumably down party lines. That he enjoys almost universal support from Republicans is a good sign.
Meanwhile, your boy Biden ended at -15.7 overall.
Biden has gained quite a following since his wife put him in the nursing home.
I would add that if you look closely at the worst polls (for Trump) in the RCP, these are also the least accurate polls. Some of them aren’t even measuring ‘registered voters,’ much less likely voters. The respondents are only ADULTS, which doesn’t necessarily include US citizens.
How old are you, twelve?
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Can’t be any older because only children use the term LAFFRIOT.
Paula i’ve noticed you really don’t do well with facts, hon. True sign of a cult. Well sorry- the cult leader is under water in most polls. Fact
Please. I don’t know any 12 year olds as stupid as that.
You’re as delusional as the Democratic Party sweetie and you both deserve each other
The angry cultist with TDS and fake laughs chimes in. It’s obvious you are enraged. Such a fine example of why your cult lost.
Yep. You’re right. Democrats should keep on doing what they’re doing. It’s working great for them.
Aw, shaddup, dingus.
Overconfidence isn’t a strength, trollby. The more you bluster and pretend that Trump is doomed the more you sound like all you have is bluster.
Your Democrat masters had better start taking this seriously.
Did you read the post? Yes, he’s underwater. But he was even deeper under water when he won in 2016 and in 2024; he’s closer to the surface than he’s ever been, so it’s safe to assume that if the election were held now he’d do a lot better than he did 4.5 months ago. He did well then, so he’d do great now. That’s not good news for you.
If President Trump is underwater, then the Democrats and their flying monkeys in the media are at crush depth.
26% approval for the Democrats is basically just the hardcore brainwashed.
That’s what we call “dog whistling past the Democrat graveyard.”
Orange is the new patriotism!!
“Incredibly, as individual Democrats jockey for power to fill the party’s leadership vacuum, none of them are straying from this same failed strategy.”
Queenless Borg…
another reason why trump’s popularity continues to rise:
https://www.infowars.com/posts/watch-trump-announces-official-investigations-into-ashli-babbitts-death
You mean a police officer shooting an unarmed woman on her hands and knees while an entire tac team walks up behind her might not be a good shoot? But democrats told me that officer was a hero
Like or hate him Trump gets things done. The onslaught of the Admin is breakneck pace and wearing out the media and disrupting d/prog efforts to combat it. The ‘leak’ thing has them overjoyed that 60+ days in the Trump admin made an error,a small one, easily corrected but the media and d/prog are like a stray dog who found a bone…they refuse to let go even though no one is trying to take it away b/c we ain’t paying them any attention.
Until proven otherwise, I’m going to assume that was a setup by the last admin or the permanent intelligence cabal.
It’s starting to look like an OP at this point. Too many coincidences.
Still, as with the lawfare during the campaign, no one really cares.
The Democrats don’t know:
…how to win an argument with a living person
…what matters to the people they seek to rule
…how the Constitution works
…why facts matter
…how logic works
…the difference between reality and their delusions
The facts that the DOW has crashed , we are apparently headed for recession, and his moronic tariffs will result in price increases will continue to drive his ratings down to the 30’s where he was in 2020 when he lost in a landslide to sleepy Joe.
You mean the asset bubble from massive gov’t spending adding $7 trillion into the economy in the past 5 years and stupid MMT (modern monetary theory) crackpots who reject economic reality? Maybe you meant the grossly out of reality numbers from BLS which say the headline # reported as ‘good news’ only to be revised away?
Yes we probably are headed for a collapse in asset prices when the ‘everything bubble’ pops. Commercial real estate being marked to true market prices will expose the lenders creating something of a cascade effect. That will carry over and freeze up capital markets. Then less well capitalized entities will fall. Then as always we work past it. On the other side hopefully we have better Fiscal policy so we ain’t adding an additional $1 Trillion every 3 months or so to the federal debt. If the ideologies get out of the way and let DOGE do their analysis, provide recommendations to the WH and let the Executive run the Executive Branch to remove waste, fraud and abuse, remove illegal Aliens and eliminate outdated regs, process and departments we get to the other side much faster. I suspect the folks who most complain about recession will be the same folks interfering with efforts to get past it.
Do you not have internet? The 2008 recession? Republicans. The 2020 recession? Republicans.
smh.
“tjv1156” is a seagull; they drop in, leave their spoor, then fly away, unable to clean up their mess.
Recessions are cyclical, and they always follow enormous inflationary events created by Democrats.
It is a correction for the Bidenomics mess, and all the foreign investment in the U.S. created by PRESIDENT Trump will offset that with economic growth.
When the money is invested in America, and not political (read it: Democrat) pockets, the country soars.
Do you not have internet? The 2008 recession? Republicans. The 2020 recession? Republicans.
smh.
’08 was a housing bubble popping where lax regulation allowed liar loans/no doc loans to inflate the real estate market, ’20 was Covid Mania leading into the $7 Trillion of additional money creation.
MMT creates excess money supply. That $ finds it way into all sorts of ‘investment’ and b/c it is excess to real economy usually fuels mal investment and artificially raises asset prices. Who benefits? Easy those who can borrow the most cheap $ to invest first then sell to the next cohort… aka the already wealthy individuals and institutions… which is why the d/prog jumped into bed with the financial sector who have since the mid 2000s sent more campaign contributions to d/prog than to the GoP.
Get serious. The center/right populists aka MAGA/MAHA Tea Party are opposed to MMT, the gaming of the system by the wealthy. We want to rein in deficit spending/debt by gov’t buy the d/prog want their gravy train to keep rolling.
ZIRP was instituted under Clinton, a Democrat, and the smart advisors at the time pointed out that it would lead to a housing bubble which burst in 2008.
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