{"id":2489942,"date":"2025-09-23T08:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-gop-still-trusted-by-large-margins-on-issues-most-important-to-americans-including-the-economy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T08:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:59:19","slug":"cnn-gop-still-trusted-by-large-margins-on-issues-most-important-to-americans-including-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-gop-still-trusted-by-large-margins-on-issues-most-important-to-americans-including-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN: GOP Still Trusted by Large Margins on Issues Most Important to Americans, Including the Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-gop-still-trusted-by-large-margins-on-issues-most-important-to-americans-including-the-economy%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=2489942&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>A recent Washington Post\/IPSOS poll shows that Republicans are currently more trusted than Democrats on three key voter issues: the economy,immigration,and crime. According to CNN analyst Harry Enten, Republicans hold a 7-point lead on the economy, a 13-point advantage on immigration, and a 22-point margin regarding crime. This trust gap exists despite a majority of respondents disapproving of President Donald Trump&#8217;s job performance and his handling of these issues. Compared to similar polling before the 2022 midterms,Republicans continue to maintain thier lead,with independents also favoring Republicans on these topics. Enten suggests that while Democrats have failed to capitalize on these issues,the economy is highly likely to remain the top concern for voters going into upcoming elections. Notably, 53% of respondents prefer Democratic control of Congress as a check on Trump, slightly outweighing the 42% who favor Republican control. The poll surveyed 2,513 U.S. adults with a margin of error of \u00b12%.  <\/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>The latest polling shows Republicans are trusted more than Democrats on three of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-caucus-bets-big-on-spending-proposal-in-gamble-to-boost-trump-and-gop-majority-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Freedom Caucus bets big on spending proposal in gamble to boost ... and GOP majority - Washington Examiner\">top voter issues<\/a>: the economy, immigration, and crime.<\/p>\n<p>CNN data analyst Harry Enten broke down the numbers from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/tablet\/2025\/09\/18\/sept-11-15-2025-washington-post-ipsos-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post\/IPSOS<\/a> poll published last week.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted that Republicans hold a 7-point advantage over Democrats when it comes to handling the economy, a 13-point lead on the issue of immigration, and a 22-point margin over Democrats on dealing with crime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/j-d-vance-lock-2028-cnns-data-guru-says-things-looking-darn-good-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enten<\/a> further noted that these numbers are despite respondents in the same survey saying that they disapprove of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s job performance by a 56 to 43 percent margin. They also disapprove of Trump&rsquo;s handling of the three key issues by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >double-digit margins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this particular point, the ball may be on the ground, but the Democrats have not picked up the ball and run with it. If anything, at this particular point, it is the Republicans who are running with the ball on the top issues: the economy, immigration, and crime,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Republican Party is still more trusted than the Democratic Party on Americans&rsquo; top issues:<\/p>\n<p>&bull; The economy: +7<br \/> &bull; Immigration: +13<br \/> &bull; Crime: +22<\/p>\n<p>Watch the segment from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForecasterEnten?\">@ForecasterEnten<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MsJpbFH936\">pic.twitter.com\/MsJpbFH936<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankLuntz\/status\/1970164646293500230?\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As a reference point, Enten also looked back at the numbers going into the 2022 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans were also on top with a 12-point advantage regarding the economy, 3 points with immigration, and 13 points in the handling of crime.<\/p>\n<p>The Republicans took back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-republicans-retain-control-house-representatives-handing-trump-keys-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">control of the House<\/a> in that election, which the Democrats had held for the previous six years.<\/p>\n<p>Enten further noted that in the latest Washington Post\/IPSOS survey, independents favor the Republicans by 1 percentage point with the economy, 10 points regarding immigration, and 21 points with the issue of crime.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that the economy likely will be the top issue going into the midterms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Which Party Do You Trust On Issues<\/p>\n<p>Crime: &#128308; Republicans +22<br \/> Immigration: &#128308; Republicans +13<br \/> Economy: &#128308; Republicans +7<\/p>\n<p>Washington Post | September 11-15 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DMiWxEVArk\">pic.twitter.com\/DMiWxEVArk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenSourceZone\/status\/1969076557160304919?\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Enten concluded, as of now, &ldquo;Whatever Democrats are doing, it ain&rsquo;t working.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One other statistic worth pointing out is that 53 percent of respondents said they would like Democrats to control Congress as a check on Trump, versus 42 percent, who said they wanted Republican control of the two legislative chambers to support the president&rsquo;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>That number was little changed from February of this year, when 54 percent said they wanted Democrats in charge, and 41 percent wanted the GOP in control.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2022, just two months from the midterms, 45 percent said they wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/58-house-democrats-vote-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> in charge, compared to 48 percent who wanted Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want ... to ... the Senate | Sean Hannity\">latest poll<\/a> was conducted from Sept. 11-15 among 2,513 U.S. adults, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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