pjmedia.com By Matt Margolis
Make no mistake about it, when the Democrats shutdown the government, they figured it would be an easy public relations victory for them. In all fairness, that’s usually how it goes, because they have the entire mainstream media pushing their talking points. But the latest numbers from CNN’s chief polling analyst, Harry Enten, tell a far different, and deeply unsettling, story for Democrats. Enten highlighted what most in the media are loath to admit: Americans simply aren’t blaming President Donald Trump the way they once did.
Harry Enten opened his analysis by stating, “Turns out shutdowns are different the second time around when it comes to Donald Trump.” He explained that in the 2018–2019 shutdown during Trump’s first term, the president’s approval took a clear hit. “The shutdown was eating into his popular support,” Enten said, noting that Trump’s rating had dropped three points just 20 days in. “It was very much on the decline.”
But this year’s story is entirely different. “This shutdown hasn’t eaten into Donald Trump’s support at all,” he said. “His net approval rating is actually up a point in terms of his popular support.” The takeaway, Enten concluded, is striking: “The first shutdown during Trump’s first term, 2018/2019, was hurting Donald Trump. This one is not hurting him at all.”
That point alone would send chills through Democratic operatives who have built much of their current messaging on the idea that the shutdown would politically damage Trump. Instead, Enten’s analysis shows that Democrats aren’t just failing to pin the blame—they’re losing ground…
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