‘A Shocker For Me’: CNN Pollster Shares The Key Metric That Blew His Mind

CNN pollster Harry Enten revealed the one data point that shocked him — particularly amid the ongoing “tariff war” and the ensuing wild market fluctuations — and why it paints a dismal picture for Democrats who are hoping to wrest control of the House of Representatives from Republicans in 2026.

Enten said that there was one metric that especially stood out in the current climate — mainly because it was a point on which Democrats usually led Republicans by double digits, and the most recent polling shows the two major parties deadlocked.

“A shocker for me given the tariff war: The GOP seems to be in their best position ever for the party who cares more for the needs of people like yourself,” Enten posted along with a video clip. “A tie on a metric that Dems have historically led by double digits. The reason? Huge GOP gains among the working class.”

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A shocker for me given the tariff war: The GOP seems to be in their best position ever for the party who cares more for the needs of people like yourself.

A tie on a metric that Dems have historically led by double digits.

The reason? Huge GOP gains among the working class. pic.twitter.com/BItuHBd2rM

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) April 11, 2025

“This, to me, is one of the most shocking pieces of poll data that I truly — truthfully — have seen this year or maybe in any prior year,” Enten said. “I want you to take a look. ‘Cares more about the needs of people like you’ … We’ve got a tie even after this tariff war had already started, split between Democrats and Republicans on how people feel [about] which party cares more for needs of people like you.”

“Why is that so surprising? Because I want you to take a look at prior years. Democrats always lead on this question,” Enten continued, laying out the data from previous years — Democrats were +13 in 2017, +23 in 2005, and +19 in 1994. “And now, all of a sudden, a tie? All of a sudden, the Democrats, who were ‘the party of the people,’ no more! No more! We’ve got a tie on this question, a question that has traditionally, overwhelmingly been a Democratic advantage for which party cares more for the needs of people like you. It’s truly something I would not have expected to see, especially after this tariff war had begun.”