CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said Tuesday that the proportion of Americans who believe the nation is “on the right track” had skyrocketed under President Donald Trump’s second administration.
a investigation Marist, published on March 3, found out that 45% of Americans say the US is on the right track. NBC News Opinion survey It was published on March 16th, and found that 44% share the same sentiment.
Enten from “CNN News Central” said these figures are “very high” in modern times, much higher than those under former President Joe Biden’s administration. (Related: DEMS is trying to prevent the president from dismantling “radical” institutions that send “radical” institutions overseas)
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“If the votes historically underestimated Donald Trump, what metrics do you understand how popular he is in fact? So let’s look at the proportion of countries that say we’re on the right track,” Enten said. “In fact, it’s a very high percentage compared to historical figures. What are we talking about? 45% say we’re on the right track. That’s the second highest Marist measured since 2009. NBCNews? 44%? That’s the highest since 2004.”
“The bottom line is the percentage of Americans who say we’re on the right track. And if we compare it to when the president was historically re-elected, of course Trump is not constitutionally qualified to run for rerect, but I think I’m putting that in perspective, but 42% say the head of the country is continuing again.” “Also, always remember [former Vice President] Kamala Harris was defeated and the Democrats were in power, but only about 27-28% of the country said the country was on the right track. ”
Enten also said earlier in the segment that Trump’s net approval rate is close to his peak, based on his own set of votes.
“What we’re talking about is how unpopular Donald Trump is. But in reality, he’s basically more popular than he was at any point in Term 1 and more popular than when he won the election in November 2024,” the data analyst said. “What are we talking about? His net positive ratings are in minus 4 points. Compare them to where he won when he was at minus 7 points in November 2024, or when he was at minus 10 points in March 2017.”
“So when you compare Trump to himself, he’s actually closer to the top of the trough. And of course, historically speaking, Donald Trump underestimated his numbers, so that’s very important,” he continued. “So I think it’s very important to compare him to understand that he’s actually more popular than when he won, or that certainly more popular than when he was back in his first semester.
Additionally, NBC News polls found Trump’s approval rate was in line with the highest point across both conditions of 47%. The majority of voters, 52%, also said they approved Trump’s job performance, but only 46% said they disapproved. According to Report to Rasmussen a poll about “President Tracking.”
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