NCS’s knowledge analyst Harry Enten warned President Donald Trump that as he heads into Tuesday’s State of the Union tackle his polling numbers have “never been weaker” and highlighted previous figures exhibiting Trump scored decrease than another president this century on the similar stage.
New NCS polling places the president’s general job approval at 36%, with a web approval score of -27 factors, a determine Enten in comparison with the president’s previous numbers and his predecessors prompting him to borrow a line from former British prime minister Tony Blair to explain the polling: “‘Weak! Weak! Weak!’”
“Look at that -27 points, my goodness gracious,” the data guru exclaimed as he showed the numbers on the big board in-studio. “The snow is up to the knees here in New York City, and Trump seems to be well underneath it at this point.
He continued: “Compare that to where he was in 2020, 2019 and 2018, in term one going into those State of the Unions -10 [points], way lower now, -15 [points] way lower now, -15 [points] 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 NCS polling, than he is right now, and weaker by a considerable amount.”
The numbers are also stark against other two-term presidents in the 21st century. At comparable moments before a State of the Union, former President Barack Obama stood at -15 points and former President George W. Bush at -11.
“So Trump isn’t simply weaker than he’s ever been going right into a State of the Union tackle. He is weaker than another president this century. Going right into a State of the Union tackle at this level of their second time period,” Enten remarked.
Asked by host Kate Bouldan what was driving the numbers down for the president, Enten unequivocally pointed to a polling nosedive with independents: “Look at this drop: We’ve been talking about it the past few months, at this point a year ago, Donald Trump was at -13 points, look at this, -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.”
“When you’re 47 points underwater with independents, that’s the name of the game, you can’t be above water overall,” he warned.
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