CNN data analyst Harry Enten recently suggested that a majority of Americans believe that Trump is delivering on the promises he made.
He also noted that Trumps’ favorability is basically the same now as it was before the 2024 election, and said that this news would be stunning to people on the left who would expect it to be much lower.
Enten sad that Trump’s new nickname should be ‘Steady Eddie.’
Transcript via Real Clear Politics:
HARRY ENTEN, CNN CHIEF DATA ANALYST: You know, sometimes I think it’s worth taking that 35,000 vote view. And as far as the American people are concerned, Trump could be better known as steady Eddie.
What are we talking about here? Well, why don’t we take a look here. Favorable view of Donald Trump. You know, you go back to October of 2024, 44 percent of the American public viewed him favorably. Now, despite everything, look at this, 43 percent, which is well within the margin of error of that 44 percent. And here’s the thing to keep in mind. This was good enough to get Trump reelected back in 2024. And Donald Trump is basically at the same point here right now, which I think would surprise a lot of folks, especially a lot of folks on the left, who very much disagree with a lot of what Donald Trump has done.
BOLDUAN: Well, what do you see is underneath that and driving that? Why is he basically the same?
ENTEN: OK. You know, to quote the esteemed scholar (ph), Dennis Green, the former head coach in the National Football League, Donald Trump is who the voters thought he was. What are we talking about here? Well, is Trump doing what he promised in the 2024 campaign?
Yes, 52 percent, the majority of Americans say that Donald Trump is doing what he promised, compared to 48 percent who said no. So, what essentially is going on here is the voters expected all of this from Donald Trump, the majority did, and that is why his favorable rating, simply put, has not really moved all that much compared to where it was a year ago. Trump is basically doing what the American people thought that he was going to do. Indeed, if you look at the numbers, Trump has basically the steadiest favorable rating this much through a presidency of any president on record. And it’s basically where he was a year ago. Good enough to get him reelected.
Watch the video below:
To paraphrase Dennis Green, Trump is who voters thought he was. The majority (52%) say he has done what he promised to do.
His favorable rating is basically the same as it was a year ago (just before he won re-election).
The generic ballot has barely moved from last year. pic.twitter.com/cbTITmmMzS
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 7, 2025
After everything they have tried, the left really hasn’t even put a dent in Trump.