'Look at this drop!' Data guru gasps at 'eye-popping' Trump numbers

CNN's Harry Enten presented new polling that shows President Donald Trump's standing among one crucial voter group has cratered — and his colleague reacted to those "eye-popping" numbers.

The 79-year-old will deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night, and Enten said the occasion finds Trump deep underwater in public approval.

"Look at all the pre-[address] polls, the State of the Union, look at this, okay," Enten said. "We're at this point, look at that, minus-27 points, my goodness gracious. The snow is up to the knees here in New York City and Trump seems to be well underneath it at this point. Compare that to where he was in 2020, 2019 and 2018, going into those unions, minus-10, way lower now, minus-15, way lower now.

"The bottom line is this: Donald Trump has never been weaker going into a State of the Union address, according to our CNN polling, than he is right now, and weaker by a considerable amount."

"It's not just that Donald Trump is breaking records compared to himself when it comes to State of the Unions," Enten added. "He's breaking records compared to other presidents at this point going into a State of the Union. What are we talking about? Look at all the 21st-century presidents on your screen right here about at this point, a second term going into the State of the Union. Trump at minus-27 points, Obama was at minus-15 points, George W. Bush was at minus-11 points. You don't have to be a mathematical genius to know that minus-27 points is considerably lower than minus-15 or minus-11."

Trump's steep drop in approval is being driven by independent voters losing trust in his leadership, Enten said.

"Talking about the lowest Trump has ever been going into the State of the Union, the lowest that any president has been this century, going into a State of the Union at this point in their presidency," Enten said. "It is also the weakest that Donald Trump has ever been with independents. Look at this drop: We've been talking about it the past few months. A year ago, Donald Trump was at minus-13 points. Look at this: minus-47 points among independents, the lowest Donald Trump has ever been in either of his two terms as president with independents."

"That is driving these numbers," he added. "When you're 47 points underwater with independents, that's the name of the game – you can't be above water overall, and that's why Donald Trump is near record lows overall and the lowest he's ever been going into a State of the Union address."

"CNN News Central" host John Berman was stunned by those findings.

"Those numbers with independents [are] just eye popping there," Berman said.

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