— September 23, 2026

CNN's polling aficionado Harry Enten is running out of adjectives to describe how horrific Trump's poll numbers are, and they've become even worse when focusing on the elusive independent voter.

"A 99-point shift, and now at negative 77 points, and it's not just one poll; I'm averaging multiple surveys here," Enten exclaimed. "Oh, my God."

"Yeah, I mean, you run out of adjectives here to describe how big this shift is," John Berman replied.

"It's unbelievable!"

This was Enten's reaction at the end of his almost 4-minute segment.

The segment started by comparing Trump and Harris with independent voters and showed how far he's fallen with them today.

What are the pure independents saying about that?

Yeah, what are the pure independents?

What is driving this number?

What is driving these numbers to the deep depths of hell, as far as you are concerned if you're a Republican, you're running for re-election this fall?

It's gas prices, it's gas prices.

Look at this.

Pure independents on gas prices and Trump, just 8%, just 8% approve.

Look at this, 92%, 92% of pure independents disapprove of Donald Trump on gas prices.

On the economy, Trump's polling numbers are in the toilet, and on gas prices, you only need one hand and one foot to calculate his approval rating.

I agree with Karoline Leavitt. Please vote as if Trump is on the ballot for the November midterms.

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