CNN’s Harry Enten Spells Out Bad News For Dems Trying To Use Economic Messaging Against Trump

CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten found on Friday that a significant number of Americans no longer view the economy as their number one political issue.

Americans’ viewing the economy as the top problem in the U.S. fell from 43% in October 2024 to its current 24%, indicating that most voters’ concerns about inflation and high prices have eased since President Donald Trump took office. The current figure is substantially lower than the average of 35% of voters who prioritize the economy during a midterm election cycle.

“Look at this, 43 percent at this time, 43 percent of Americans said the top problem was economic,” Enten said. “Come to this side of the screen, it’s just considerably different.We’re talking about 24 percent. We’re talking about a drop of near20 points and more than that, we’re talking about across all of the different political groups, right. Democrats, independents, Republicans.We see that the percentage who say the top problem is economic has been falling, has been falling, has been falling through the floor.”

“And more than that, you know, we’re talking about inflation, the percentage of Americans who say that the top problem is inflation has also been falling which is I think very much surprising given all the news that we are hearing about the economy,” Enten continued. 

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Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Congressional Democrats have been using the economy to attack Trump, particularly stating that Americans cannot afford the prices of his tariffs. They have also claimed that inflation is rising during Trump’s administration.