{"id":2574114,"date":"2026-02-26T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-cnn-admits-americans-trust-trump-more-on-key-issue-that-could-heavily-impact-midterm-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:58:34","slug":"even-cnn-admits-americans-trust-trump-more-on-key-issue-that-could-heavily-impact-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-cnn-admits-americans-trust-trump-more-on-key-issue-that-could-heavily-impact-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Even CNN Admits Americans Trust Trump More on Key Issue That Could Heavily Impact Midterm Elections"},"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%2Feven-cnn-admits-americans-trust-trump-more-on-key-issue-that-could-heavily-impact-midterm-elections%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=2574114&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>The article argues that Republicans currently hold an edge on immigration in public opinion, even though it appears in a CNN piece that Democrats once led on the issue. Citing CNN data analyst Harry Enten, it states that polling now shows Republicans have the advantage on immigration, challenging the idea that Democrats can capitalize on the topic.The piece ties this to President Trump\u2019s claims of border-security progress and suggests voters back his approach, while Democrats are described as being in a weaker position on immigration than during Trump\u2019s first term.<\/p>\n<p>It also notes that left-wing rhetoric against ICE is unlikely to persuade voters, who are portrayed as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wanting stricter immigration controls<\/a>. The article urges Trump and the GOP to emphasize border achievements and ongoing work, citing sanctuary-state designations as of November 2025 and Border Patrol data showing seven consecutive months of zero releases. It casts Biden and Harris as having had time to address a border crisis but implying more work remains, and predicts Democrats will search for martyrs to rally moderates, while asserting Republicans maintain the high ground on immigration ahead of the election.  <\/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>Even leftist news outlet CNN has to admit that when it comes to immigration, Republicans have an advantage.<\/p>\n<p>During his Tuesday evening State of the Union address, President Donald Trump boasted success on this front, and the voters agree with the job he&rsquo;s doing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/cnn-data-guru-warns-dems-that-voters-still-trust-trump-and-gop-more-on-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a> reported on Thursday that CNN data analyst Harry Enten had troubling news for Democrats believing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s address was delusional.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In 2018 Democrats had an edge of about 6 points,&rdquo; Enten said, referring to the midterms that year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now look at that, Republicans are the ones who actually have an edge on immigration. So this whole idea that Democrats are going to be able to take advantage of the immigration issue actually doesn&rsquo;t bear itself out in the polling despite everything that&rsquo;s been going on,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.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\tloadAnyclip(); \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 #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact, Democrats are in a worse position than they were during Donald Trump&rsquo;s first term,&rdquo; Enten noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They think Democrats will do a worse job on immigration than Republicans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Enten concluded, &ldquo;This is actually an issue that Republicans should be more comfortable running on than Democrats. Democrats on immigration may actually be to the Republicans advantage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The left seems to believe their anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement rioting will sway voters, but the numbers say otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>The American people do not want illegal aliens in this country.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and the GOP need to drive that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-the-cable-guy-takes-stand-for-elon-musk-absolutely-obliterates-grandma-purple-hair-unhinged-dem\/\" title=\"Larry the Cable Guy Takes Stand for Elon Musk, Absolutely Obliterates &#039;Grandma Purple Hair&#039; Unhinged Dem\">point home &#038;mdash<\/a>; touting their successes in the months before November, but also impressing upon voters that there&rsquo;s still plenty of work to do.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.org\/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Immigration Studies<\/a> lists California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Washington as sanctuary states as of November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the focus being on Minnesota in recent months, there&rsquo;s a tremendous amount of work to be done elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>In December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/national-media-release\/trump-administration-delivers-7-straight-months-zero-releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> saying that Trump had managed seven months straight with zero releases at the border.<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s term started 13 months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden and his border czar, Vice President Kamala Harris, had four years to create the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-biden-administration-is-aiding-and-abetting-the-biggest-border-fraud-in-u-s-history-2\/\" title=\"How The Biden Administration Is Aiding And Abetting The Biggest ... Fraud In U.S. History\">greatest border crisis<\/a> it has ever seen. It will take time past this November for Trump to fix the damage.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party will look for its next Renee Good or Alex Pretti &mdash; martyrs for the cause to once again rile up moderates with comparisons between ICE and the Gestapo.<\/p>\n<p>Between now and November, it will be a war for voters&rsquo; minds, but at least on this issue, Republicans still have the high ground.<\/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 his State of the Union, Trump touted progress on this issue, and polling suggests voters agree with him.<br \/>\n&#8211; CNN data analyst Harry Enten noted that Democrats once held a midterm edge on immigration (about six points in 2018), but now Republicans appear to have the advantage, challenging the idea that Democrats could capitalize on immigration concerns.<br \/>\n&#8211; Enten warned that Democrats may be in a weaker position on immigration than they were at the start of Trump\u2019s term, and that Republicans may be more comfortable campaigning on this issue. He implied Democrats may not gain from focusing on immigration in the current environment.<br \/>\n&#8211; The piece argues that leftist protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement are unlikely to persuade voters, noting that many Americans oppose illegal immigration. It urges Trump and the GOP to emphasize both past successes and the work that remains.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Center for Immigration Studies lists sanctuary states as of November 2025, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.<br \/>\n&#8211; It\u2019s noted that, despite recent focus on Minnesota, there is work to be done nationwide. A CBP release reportedly highlighted seven months with zero releases at the border during Trump\u2019s term, while Biden and Vice President Harris had four years to address what is described as a border crisis. The piece suggests it will take time to repair the damage, and predicts Democrats may resort to martyr-like rhetoric to spur moderates, while Republicans maintain an electoral advantage on immigration heading into November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2574115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-02-26T173202.556.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50623,7408,74684,3634],"class_list":["post-2574114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cnn-2","tag-midterms","tag-publicopinion","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-02-26T173202.556.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574114"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574119,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574114\/revisions\/2574119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}