{"id":2627,"date":"2026-07-02T14:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:36:29","slug":"trump-underwater-in-6-key-states-gop-needs-to-keep-the-senate-cnn-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=2627","title":{"rendered":"Trump underwater in 6 key states GOP needs to keep the Senate: CNN analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CNN data analyst Harry Enten says President Donald Trump is dragging down Republican Senate candidates in six battleground states Democrats hope to win to flip the chamber in November \u2014 and Trump will bear the blame if Democrats retake the majority. Democrats need to pick up four of the six to help turn the Senate blue.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDonald John Trump is an anchor dragging down these Republican candidates across the board,\u201d Enten said. \u201cIf they lose the Senate, it will be because of Donald Trump becoming so unpopular, especially on the cost of living.\u201d<\/p>\n

The issue of affordability will \u201cdrag those Republicans down and boost the Democrats to a Senate majority,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

According to polling Enten cited, Trump is underwater in Alaska, Texas, Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina, and Maine \u2014 and on affordability, he is down by double digits in those six states.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Democrats are going to take back control of the United States Senate it will be in large part because of one man and one man alone,\u201d Enten said. \u201cAnd it is this man right here, Donald John Trump, because he is an anchor, he is an anchor, on Republicans running for the United States Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enten compared Trump\u2019s popularity in 2024 to recent polling in those six states. Just two years ago his net approval rating was plus eight points. Now, it is negative 11 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2024, on average, he won those states by eight points,\u201d Enten explained. \u201cAnd most of them he won by double digits. But look where he is now on his net approval rating. Down down, he goes into the Ohio River. Look at this, he\u2019s at minus 11 points. It\u2019s a nearly 20 points switcheroo in the negative direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo Donald Trump across the board, across the board, in each of the six key Senate states is now underwater in all of them, despite winning in five of six of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy have the people in these states so turned against the President of the United States in five of the six of these that he won? It comes down to the cost of living.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enten showed that Trump is underwater on affordability \u2014 voters\u2019 number one issue \u2014 by 22 points in Alaska, 21 points in Texas, 24 points in Iowa, 26 points in Ohio, 29 points in North Carolina, and 36 points in Maine.<\/p>\n

If affordability remains an issue in November, \u201cit will drag those Republicans down and boost the Democrats to a Senate majority.\u201d<\/p>\n