Donald Trump has experienced a significant decline in opinion polls following a challenging 10-day period.
Recent opinion polls suggest that Trump has been facing a difficult time.
The president has encountered several obstacles, such as the resignation of long-time ally Marjorie Taylor-Greene, controversy over referring to a female journalist as ‘piggy’, another record-breaking government shutdown during his tenure, and persistent economic concerns.
A looming issue is the Epstein files, which continue to cast a shadow over Trump’s second term as questions about his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein intensify.
CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten described the past 10 days as Trump’s ‘worst 10 day period’ of his second presidency.
Enten stated: “This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious.”
He highlighted that even in the most favorable poll, Trump is trailing by 14 points, which is concerning with midterm elections approaching.
“When your best poll has you still 14 points underwater, you know it’s truly bad and it’s as bad as 26 points underwater!” said Enten. “We’re talking about an average well, well underwater with the deep blue sea swimming with the fishes!”
Enten identified inflation and the cost of living as key issues affecting voter sentiment.
Initially, when Trump took office, opinion polls on these issues showed a slight positive of three points.
However, this figure has now plummeted to minus 34 points, which Enten describes as ‘a 37 point move in the wrong, wrong direction’.
Economic issues remain prominent, especially as Trump had promised to reduce grocery prices during his campaign, a promise yet to be fulfilled.
Instead, recent data reveals that inflation has been on the rise since Trump announced significant tariffs on Liberation Day (April 2), with costs being passed down to consumers.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that inflation rates increased from 2.3 percent in April to 2.7 percent in July, 2.9 percent in August, and reached three percent in September.
Between August and September, gas prices surged by 4.1 percent. Food costs have risen by 3.1 percent year over year, and energy expenses are up 2.8 percent, according to CNBC.
Enten foresees a challenging outcome for the Republicans in the midterms if Trump’s current standings don’t improve.
“You can’t win with this! If this holds for next year’s midterm election, wave adios amigos, goodbye, see you later to that House Republican majority,” he said.
“And that Senate Republican majority? Very much in danger as well!”