CNN’s senior political data reporter Harry Enten flagged a “problem” for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Friday as he pointed to polling data that shows 28% of Americans who responded that the U.S. is on the “right track.”
Enten told CNN’s John Berman that the “right track” figure, on average, is at 25% when the incumbent party in the White House loses the presidential election.
“That looks a heck of a lot like that 28%,” Enten said.
He added that the same figure, on average, is at 42% in years when the incumbent party wins the presidential election.
“This to me is a bad sign for Kamala Harris’ campaign,” Enten said.
“The bottom line is it looks a lot more like a loser than it does like a winner when it comes to the country being on the right track.”
Enten later told Berman that “far more than 28%” thought the country was on the track when the incumbent party won that year’s election.
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