CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten on Monday revealed how Democrats’ messaging on the economy continues to fare worse than Republicans’ over four months into President Donald Trump’s second term.“How is that possible, Democrats?” asked Enten in a segment with CNN’s Kate Bolduan.“How is that possible after all the recession fears, after the stock market’s been doing all of this, after all the tariffs that Americans are against, and Republicans still hold an 8-point lead on the economy. Are you kidding me?”Enten turned to new CNN/SRS polling from May showing the GOP had an 8-percentage-point advantage with registered voters who were asked which party more closely aligned with their economic views — a figure within the margin of error.In November 2023, the party had an 11-point advantage over Democrats, Enten noted.Republicans also had an edge among registered voters who were asked which party had a better economic plan, per Reuters/Ipsos polling, with a 9-percentage-point advantage in May 2024 and a 12-point advantage this past month.“And again, this is after months of supposed economic uncertainty in which the stock market’s been going bonkers, in which the tariff wars that Americans are against have been going on,” Enten said.“And yet, despite all of that, the Democrats are down by 12 points on the economy. This speaks to Democratic problems on the economy better than basically anything that you could possibly look at.”Enten added that Republicans are still “not out of the ballgame” because of these figures, even with Trump’s approval ratings.Bolduan remarked that the GOP has also gained ground with the middle class before Enten turned to both NBC/CNBC and CNN/SSRS polling showing Democrats are now tied with Republicans when registered voters were asked which party is about the middle class.Democrats once held a 23-point advantage over the GOP on the question, Enten flagged.“This, I think, speaks to Democratic ills more than anything else. They have traditionally been the party of the middle class. No more,” he said.“Donald Trump and the Republican Party have taken that mantle away.”Close