{"id":2569658,"date":"2026-02-13T11:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-analyst-voters-who-view-democrats-as-too-liberal-hits-all-time-high\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:12:03","slug":"cnn-analyst-voters-who-view-democrats-as-too-liberal-hits-all-time-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-analyst-voters-who-view-democrats-as-too-liberal-hits-all-time-high\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Analyst: Voters Who View Democrats as &#8216;Too Liberal&#8217; Hits &#8216;All-Time High&#8217;"},"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-analyst-voters-who-view-democrats-as-too-liberal-hits-all-time-high%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=2569658&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>Teh piece discusses the Democratic Party\u2019s shift toward liberalism and the rising influence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-prof-argues-bipoc-is-not-inclusive-enough-for-people-of-color\/\" title=\"Law Prof Argues \u2018BIPOC\u2019 Is Not Inclusive Enough For People Of Color\">progressive voices<\/a> within the party,according to CNN analyst Harry Enten. It notes that over 27 years the party has shed its conservative wing while veering to the left, with 58% of voters now saying the party is too liberal. By comparison, in 1999, 26% of democrats identified as conservative and only about 5% as very liberal; today about 21% describe themselves as very liberal, and conservative Democrats have dropped to around 8%. The article argues that the far left has gained considerable power within the base, highlighted by 42% of Democrats under 35 identifying as Democratic socialists and about a third of all Democrats reportedly identifying as Democratic socialists in a 2025 survey. It cites examples such as New Jersey\u2019s 11th district and broader trends in New York city to illustrate the shift, and warns of possible electoral repercussions as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/join-the-grand-old-party-nearly-four-times-as-many-democrats-have-become-republicans-as-vice-versa\/\" title=\"Join the (Grand Old) ...! Nearly Four Times as Many ... Have Become Republicans as Vice Versa.\">voters feel left<\/a> behind. The piece also references related political developments, including a New Jersey special election victory for Analilia Mejia and social-media commentary underscoring the party\u2019s evolving direction.  <\/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 Democratic Party has transformed into an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >increasingly liberal entity<\/a> that is leaving many old<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shuts-down-rnc-proposal-to-name-him-presumptive-nominee\/\" title=\"Trump rejects RNC&#039;s &#039;presumptive nominee&#039; title\">-time party members<\/a> behind, according to a CNN analyst.<\/p>\n<p>In a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ForecasterEnten\/status\/2021987601612517792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to X, data guru Harry Enten said that in 27 years, the party has shed its conservative wing as it has veered to the left.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An all-time high, 58%, of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal,&rdquo; he wrote in the post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Back in 1999, 26 percent of Democrats self-identified as conservative. Just five percent said that they were very liberal. It was a smidgen,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, that far left has gained considerably in power. Look at this: now we&rsquo;re talking about a fifth of Democrats, 21 percent say they&rsquo;re very liberal. That conservative part of the Democratic Party? Adios, amigos,&rdquo; he said, noting that only 8 percent of Democrats are now conservative.<\/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\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \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<p>&ldquo;And when you combine the 21 percent who are very liberal with those who say that they&rsquo;re somewhat liberal, we&rsquo;re talking about three in five Democrats who identify as either somewhat liberal or very liberal, with the very liberals a much larger portion of the party,&rdquo; Enten continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The far left, which used to just be a smidgen within the Democratic Party, has gained considerable power, as you saw in New Jersey&rsquo;s 11th district,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In the Democratic primary, progressive Analilia Mejia knocked off former Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski in the contest to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill&rsquo;s unexpired House term, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/2026\/02\/10\/tom-malinowski-analilia-mejia-nj-special-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey Monitor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Enten later noted in the video that based on a 2025 survey, &ldquo;a third of all Democrats&hellip; identify as Democratic socialists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani are not alone. They are a considerable part of the Democratic base at this point,&rdquo; he noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And more than that, if you look at Democrats under the age of 35, they are nearly half &mdash; nearly half of the Democratic Party. Look at this: 42 percent of Democrats think of themselves as Democratic socialists under the age of 35, just like Zohran Mamdani,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That &mdash; what happened to New York City is not some aberration, right? It is not something that just happened in New York City,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is something that we are seeing grow within the Democratic Party at this particular point, when we&rsquo;re talking about 42 percent of Democrats under the age of 35 identifying as Democratic socialists and a third of all Democrats, my goodness gracious,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An all-time high, 58%, of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as 1-in-3 Democrats think of themselves as Democratic Socialists!<\/p>\n<p>And the % of Dems who say they&rsquo;re very liberal has quadrupled since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>NJ-11, NYC mayor &amp; Bernie Sanders are no aberration. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J0xuskHgn6\">pic.twitter.com\/J0xuskHgn6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForecasterEnten\/status\/2021987601612517792?\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1157\">As a result, he said, some Democrats feel left behind.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Voters who say the Democrats are now too liberal? Look at this percentage. It was 42 percent in &rsquo;96, 48 percent in 2013, now 58 percent in 2025&hellip; of all voters say that the Democratic Party is too liberal,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Democrats are moving to the left, the far left is gaining power, and there could be some electoral repercussions because what we see right now is voters, the clear majority, say that they are too liberal,&rdquo; he continued.<\/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; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a video on X, data expert Harry Enten argued that over 27 years the party has shed its conservative wing as it moved toward the left. He noted that 58% of voters now say the Democrats are too liberal, an all-time high. By comparison, in 1999 26% of Democrats identified as conservative and only 5% as very liberal; today about 21% describe themselves as very liberal, while conservatives make up about 8%.<\/p>\n<p>Enten pointed to the growing influence of the far left, mentioning New Jersey\u2019s 11th district as an example. He also cited a 2025 survey showing that about one-third of all Democrats identify as Democratic socialists, with 42% of Democrats under 35 labeling themselves Democratic socialists\u2014nearly half of that age group. 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