CNN's Harry Enten warns Trump 'Men are abandoning him' amid steep approval slide

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: A stark warning for President Donald Trump and Republicans is emerging from new polling analysis, with Harry Enten highlighting a significant erosion in support from a group that once powered Trump’s electoral success: male voters.

Breaking down the numbers on CNN on Tuesday, March 24, Enten argued that the political foundation behind Trump’s 2024 win is now showing visible cracks and the shift could carry serious consequences heading into the next election cycle.

Harry Enten points to erosion in male voter base

Enten laid out just how critical male voters were to Trump’s victory and how quickly that advantage has faded.

“Donald Trump and Republicans won in 2024 because of support from male voters. The only way they can win, given the gender gap in this country, is support from male voters. And male voters are abandoning Donald Trump,” he said.

He pointed to a sharp swing in sentiment saying, “In November of 2024, he beat Kamala Harris among them by 13 points. By 13 points. Look at where he is now on his net approval rating. Down he goes. It's a 20-point shift away from Donald Trump. He is now seven points underwater at this particular point among men.”

For Enten, that reversal isn’t just notable, it’s potentially decisive.

The drop becomes even more pronounced when looking at younger voters, a demographic that had recently trended toward Trump.

“Men under the age of 25 on Trump. He won them in 2024 by five points. Look where he is now. The net approval rating, way down there. Down we go to negative 19 points,” Enten said.

He emphasized the scale of the change, “That's nearly a 25-point switcheroo against the president of the United States.”

Broadening the lens, Enten added, “When it comes to men under the age of 45, they don't like what the president is doing, and they are very much soured on the president of the United States.”

Harry Enten lists reasons behind shift

While multiple factors may be at play, Enten pointed to one dominant concern reshaping voter sentiment: the economy.

“It's the cost of living. It's inflation,” he said, framing it as the central issue behind the decline.

He contrasted past and present perceptions, “In October of 2024, Trump was trusted more than Kamala Harris by 10 points on this issue. Now we've got a 40-point switcheroo in the other direction.”

The current numbers, he suggested, are politically damaging. “His net approval rating on the cost of living among men is underwater by 30 percentage points.”

 Enten didn’t hold back on the potential political fallout if these trends continue.

“There is no way in God's green earth that the Republican Party can hold on to the House of Representatives if this number holds,” he warned.

He tied the stakes directly to the importance of male voters in recent elections, “When you're 30 points underwater with the gender that puts you over the top in the election on the cost of living, that means see you later to that Republican House majority and maybe that Senate majority as well.”