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CNN Polling Guru Blown Away by Trumps Disastrous New Lows
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Martha McHardy
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Published Feb. 16 2026 12:27PM EST
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-polling-guru-blown-away-by-trumps-disastrous-new-lows/
CNN data analyst Harry Enten says President Donald Trump is now in a league of his own when it comes to sinking approval ratings.
Citing an average of recent surveys from AP-NORC, NBC News, Yahoo-YouGov, and Quinnipiac, Enten noted that Trumps net approval rating now stands at -22. By comparison, Joe Biden was at -13 in February 2022, while Trump sat at -12 during the same point in his first term.
Look at this, I got four numbers across for you on this screen here. They are all second-term lows for the given pollster. What are we talking about? AP-NORC, 26 points below water. NBC, 22 points below water. Yahoo-YouGov, 20 points below the water. Quinnipiac, 19 points below water. So were ranging from -19 points, all the way to -26 points, Enten said.
Enten's analysis revealed that the drop in Trump's approval rating is being driven by independent voters.
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"You've never seen lows this low! Everybody says they've never seen anything like it!"
tanyev
12 hrs ago
#2
Drops are because of independent voters. Of course his cult members would still support him. 🙄nt
helpisontheway
12 hrs ago
#4
I'm sorry but anyone who thinks the Independent voting block is an intelligent one
NoMoreRepugs
10 hrs ago
#21
Hell, anyone who thinks that the Independent voting block is independent is badly mistaken.
Orrex
8 hrs ago
#25