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CNN data analyst Harry Enten (speaking with host John Berman) reports a sharp drop in support for the MAGA movement and Donald Trump among non-college adults—the core demographic that powered Trump’s presidential wins.

Key points from the polling trends he presents:

MAGA net favorability among non-college adults: +6 in October 2024 → –22 now (a 28-point shift downward). Enten describes this as the group the Trump/MAGA movement was built on now saying they no longer like it.
Trump specifically among non-college voters: He won them by 13 points in the 2024 election (a key factor in his victory, offsetting losses among college voters). Current net numbers: –19 (a 32-point shift away). Enten argues this shows the erosion is not limited to the “MAGA” brand but extends to Trump personally.
Generic House ballot among non-college voters: Republicans led by +13 in 2024. Now Democrats lead by about 1 point in an average of polls. Combined with Democrats’ strength among college voters, Enten says this kind of shift among the non-college group is the foundation of potential “blue waves” and puts congressional Republicans at risk of losing power in the midterms.

Bottom line of the analysis: The working-class/non-college voters who formed the foundation of the MAGA/Trump coalition are moving away from both the movement and Trump himself, and the same trend is appearing in congressional preference—posing a significant threat to Republicans ahead of the midterms. (The segment ends with thanks to “Harold Dutton,” which appears to be a misstatement or reference in the transcript for the analyst/presenter.)

Notice the removal in primaries of non-MAGA Republicans. I think that contradicts this poll.

This is CNN. They can’t poll non-college voters. That is why the polls were so drastically off in Michigan.

This is all complete horse shit.

“....moving away from both the movement and Trump himself”

And moving TO what? Communism? Islam? Two sides of the same totalitarian coin.