Is there a sense of regret among Trump followers? Not really, according to Harry Enten, the main data scientist for CNN, who reacted to the growing claim that 2024 Trump voters are second-guessing their decisions.
Just 2 % of Republican voters, according to new polling data from YouGov, said they would vote differently in a speculative fight between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Only 1 % of voters declared they would not vote at all.
On CNN, Enten said,” I hear all these stories, all these papers, and all these Trump voters who regret what they did in 2024.” Very few of them regret what they did, I’m here to show you.
Even though polls indicate that Trump is facing criticism for the state of the economy, 54 % of respondents to a CBS poll blaming him for the decline, Enten made it clear that the discontent hasn’t significantly eroded his support base.
The figures indicate that is a fantastical world, so if there is an idea out there that Trump electors are going round and saying,” Man, I wish I had voted for Kamala Harris instead of Donald Trump,” the figures say. For the most part, it really doesn’t occur, Enten continued.
He also noted that Harris backers continue to be loyal, with little evidence of voter emigration. Voting dread was even slightly higher in February 2017, when 4 % of Trump voters said they would have voted differently, which is double today’s figure.
Nevertheless, there has been a small improvement in the Republican Party’s reputation. In a recent poll, Republicans now lead Democrats in terms of voting happiness by 2 points, a change from the 5-point advantage of Democrats in 2017. The GOP’s achievement in the 2024 exams, in which they reclaimed control of the House, is in line with that pattern.
Democrats should avoid assuming they will benefit by default, Enten warned, despite Trump’s general approval rating remaining low. He claimed that comparing two people’s acceptance to one another produces a different outcome than requesting an individual’s opinion.
