{"id":2404359,"date":"2025-02-19T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-concedes-donald-trump-has-remade-the-electorate-based-on-latest-polling\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T17:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:11:44","slug":"cnn-concedes-donald-trump-has-remade-the-electorate-based-on-latest-polling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-concedes-donald-trump-has-remade-the-electorate-based-on-latest-polling\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Concedes Donald Trump Has &#8216;Remade the Electorate,&#8217; Based on Latest Polling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-concedes-donald-trump-has-remade-the-electorate-based-on-latest-polling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404359&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent report \u2063by CNN data \u2064analyst harry enten, it was\u2063 highlighted that former president Donald Trump adn the Republican Party have \u200bsignificantly reshaped the American voter landscape. Enten\u2064 tracked changes in party identification over \u2063three presidential election cycles, revealing that republicans now have a 2-percentage point advantage\u2062 in party identification as of\u2062 February 2025, marking an 8-point shift since february 2021 when democrats had a 6-point lead.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing disapproval from registered Democrats and leaning independents, Trump enjoys a ample <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-poll-numbers-crash-in-iowa-with-62-disapproving-of-his-job-performance\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Poll Numbers Crash In Iowa, With 62% Disapproving Of His Job Performance\">net positive approval rating<\/a> due to overwhelming \u2064support from Republican voters. This support is \u200bnotably stronger than the opposition he \u200dfaces from Democrats, which has created an unusual political dynamic allowing Trump to maintain favorable\u200d approval numbers that contrast with\u200c his earlier \u200cterm&#8217;s consistently low \u2064ratings.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Trump \u200dhas made notable gains in various demographics, especially among Hispanic \u200band younger voters, contributing to his meaningful shift in party\u200c identification numbers.Recent polls have confirmed \u200chis rising approval ratings, which are higher than those of former President Barack Obama at a similar\u200c stage in his second term. \u200cEnten&#8217;s analysis underscores Trump&#8217;s \u200bimpact on the political landscape and the evolving \u2062dynamics of party loyalty.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN data analyst Harry Enten reported Wednesday that President Donald Trump and the Republican Party have reshaped the American electorate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/historic-cnns-election-numbers-show-dominant-trumps-win-really\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enten<\/a> highlighted how party identification has changed in the U.S. over the last three presidential election cycles.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2017, shortly after Trump took office for his first term, Democrats enjoyed a 5 percentage point advantage in party identification among the electorate.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2021, Democrats had gained an additional point following President Joe Biden assuming office, resulting in a net 6-point lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, this month, Republicans showed a 2 percentage point advantage in party ID, meaning a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">net 8 percentage point shift<\/a> from February 2021.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN: &ldquo;Donald Trump and the Republicans have re-made the electorate&rdquo; &#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sGR7z7S2P3\">pic.twitter.com\/sGR7z7S2P3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1892219929576816671?\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So Donald Trump and the Republicans have remade the electorate. They&rsquo;ve turned some people over from being Democrats or independents to become Republicans. New folks have entered the electorate who are more Republican-leaning,&rdquo; Enten said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/national-news\/articles\/2024-11-06\/how-5-key-demographic-groups-helped-trump-win-the-2024-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gained ground<\/a> in almost every demographic in the 2024 election compared to 2020, with some of his largest gains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tom-hanks-sparks-outrage-sick-portrayal-trump-supporter-saturday-night-live-special\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">among Hispanics<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/knows-generation-melania-stunned-barrons-incredible-advice-helped-trump-beat-kamala\/?preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">younger voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enten also pointed out that Trump is enjoying a net positive approval rating, despite registered Democrats (by a 78 percentage point margin) and even independents (by a net 10 percentage point margin) disapproving of how he&rsquo;s handling his job.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyu-college-republicans-president-resigns-inappropriate-comments-barron-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a> support the president by a net 84 percentage points.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump&rsquo;s underwater with indies, but has an overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-voters-face-stark-choice-for-future-california-or-florida\/\" title=\"Virginia Voters Face Stark Choice for Future: &#039;California&#039; or &#039;Florida&#039;\">positive net approval<\/a>. How?<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s broken the mold by remaking the electorate from +6 Dem in 2021 to +2 GOP now!<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the GOP base is more behind Trump (+84 pt net approval) than the Dem base is against him (-78 pts). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fabfjKYR79\">pic.twitter.com\/fabfjKYR79<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForecasterEnten\/status\/1892234050724659321?\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So more Republicans are behind Donald Trump than Democrats are opposed to Donald Trump, and that is lifting him up and giving him that positive net approval rating, despite the fact that he&rsquo;s losing among Democrats and losing among independents,&rdquo; Enten explained.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, &ldquo;So when you combine that with the fact that Republicans are really, really behind Donald Trump, all the sudden you get a winning recipe, whereby you break the normal rules of politics and give Donald Trump that positive net approval rating when he had pretty much a consistently negative one in term No. 1.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The political site FiveThirtyEight <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/trump-approval-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compilation of polls<\/a> showed the president&rsquo;s highest approval rating during his first term was 45.8, and it consistently hovered in the low 40s to upper 30s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls-2033036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiple recent polls<\/a> show Trump in positive approval territory, including a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-approval-opinion-poll-2025-2-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CBS\/YouGov survey<\/a> published earlier this month finding that 53 percent approve of his handling of the job and 47 percent disapprove. Barack Obama had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/poll-obamas-approval-stands-at-52\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">52 percent approval<\/a> rating in a CBS poll at the same point in his second term.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Second term approval ratings 3 Weeks in Per CBS Poll<\/p>\n<p>Trump 2025: &#128994; Approve 53%<br \/> Obama 2013: &#128994; Approve 52% <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ojXn15umDx\">pic.twitter.com\/ojXn15umDx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenSourceZone\/status\/1891192910638362976?\">February 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Additionally, 70 percent of those surveyed said that Trump was implementing what he promised in the campaign he would do.<\/p>\n<p>The CBS poll was conducted from Feb. 5-7 among 2,175 U.S. adults. 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He noted significant changes in party identification over the last three presidential elections. In February 2017, shortly after Trump began his first term, Democrats had a 5 percentage point lead in party identification. By February 2021, following President Joe Biden&#8217;s inauguration, this lead increased to a net 6 points for Democrats. 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