CNN's Harry Enten exposes 'absolutely awful' Dem approval as leaders go negative with own voters

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: A striking new data point, highlighted on CNN on Thursday, April 2, shows Democratic leadership facing an unusual crisis, not from opponents, but from within their own base.

Chief data analyst Harry Enten revealed that approval ratings for Democratic congressional leaders among Democrats themselves have dropped into negative territory, a rare and politically significant development.

Harry Enten says 'The bottom has fallen out'

Breaking down the trend, Enten emphasized just how dramatic the shift has been over time, pointing to historical midterm cycles under Republican presidents.

“In 2006, Dems’ net approval was plus 28. You go back to the last midterm, plus 19. Very much on the positive side of the line,” he explained, building context for what comes next.

Then came the sharp turn. “The bottom has fallen out,” Enten stressed, before delivering the headline number with emphasis: “Minus four points. That is Democrats' own net approval of their own congressional leaders.”

He didn’t stop there, highlighting the political significance of the figure rather than just stating it plainly.

“Even Democrats don’t like their own leaders when it comes to Congress,” he said, calling the overall numbers “absolutely awful.”

Enten suggested that internal dissatisfaction was no longer a fringe issue but something more widespread.

He added that the environment "screams primary challenges across the map" and could reshape internal leadership battles. "It screams to me when it comes to those next leadership elections, maybe something might be changing," he said.

Harry Enten spells trouble for Trump

Discussing recent legal developments around Trump's birthright citizenship push, he said prediction markets viewed the situation as “an absolute train wreck for the president of the United States.”

He quantified that shift with a steep drop in expectations: what had been a 20% chance of Trump’s order taking effect “went through the basement, just a 7% chance,” adding that “people were putting their money where their mouths are.”

At the same time, Enten highlighted a major shift in public opinion on immigration - a key issue tied to the broader political climate.

“This is one of the biggest switches that we’ve really seen,” he said, noting support for birthright citizenship has climbed to “a very nice 69%,” while opposition has fallen to 31%.

Zooming out further, he added that “a record high percentage of Americans now say that immigration is good for the United States,” calling attention to a jump to 79% overall, including a sharp rise among Republicans.