Overview
- Harry Enten said Tuesday's results show Trump was an "absolute drag" on Republican candidates in states where his approval is underwater.
- CNN exit polling found 93% of New Jersey voters who disapprove of Trump backed the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, with 92% doing so in Virginia.
- Those disapproval-to-Democrat shares rose sharply from 2017, when comparable figures were 82% in New Jersey and 87% in Virginia.
- Enten cited new national surveys showing Trump net approval deeply negative this week: CNN (-26), CBS (-18), ABC (-18), and NBC/Hart (-12).
- Democrats notched wins in key off-year contests, including New Jersey and Virginia races, Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention votes, and Georgia’s first statewide non-federal victories in a generation, prompting Enten’s warning that GOP congressional prospects next year look weaker.