MAGA strength will outlast President Trump, CNN pollster explains
Donald Trump created the agenda to “Make America Great Again” for his first campaign, and he’s returned to the idea over and over during his later campaigns and now during his second term in the White House.
But it’s more than a slogan, it’s actually a movement that will outlast his presidency and is exhibiting remarkable strength.
That’s according to Harry Enten, on the longtime leftist network CNN.
He says it will outlast Trump and is “as powerful as it has ever been.”
NEW: CNN’s Harry Enten predicts MAGA will “OUTLAST DONALD TRUMP”
“MAGA is as POWERFUL as it has ever been! … What he brought into the GOP looks like it’s going to last long beyond him.”
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CNN’s Enten: MAGA More Popular Than Ever Among Republicans—And Vance Is Even More Popular
78% of Republicans view MAGA favorably, 84% have a favorable view of J.D. Vance.https://t.co/oozCdOYhEm pic.twitter.com/MBga0UyOPY
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A report at Real Clear Politics pointed to Enten’s use of a poll “that shows that more Republicans than ever have a favorable view of the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement, and even more have a positive view of MAGA’s heir-apparent, Vice President JD Vance.”
The polling said 78% of Republicans view MAGA favorably, up from 74% two years ago, and 84% of Republicans have a favorable view of J.D. Vance, up from 81% a year ago.
Further, 71% say Trump has had a positive effect on the GOP.
Enten said, “We’re talking about something that, in my opinion, will very much be able to outlast Donald Trump. But the bottom line is this. What Trump brought into the GOP looks like it’s going to last long beyond him.”
Enten said, “It’s about the Make America Movement. Again, that’s what we’re talking about, Make America Great Again movement. And it is as powerful as it has ever been because I want you to take a look here. GOP who view MAGA favorably. Two years ago when Donald Trump was running for term number two, it was 74 percent. Today, look at this. It’s 78 percent of Republicans who view the Make America Great Again movement favorably.
“So, we’re talking about something that, in my opinion, will very much be able to outlast Donald Trump. Trump is in term number two. He can’t run for a term number three. But the bottom line is this. What he brought into the GOP looks like it’s going to last long beyond him,” Enten said.
Vance’s popularity actually is rising, he noted.
“Latest Marquette University Law School poll, look at this, 84 percent, 84 percent. So, if anything, his favorable rating is somewhat up from where it was a year ago after a year of Trump. And of course that matches what we see when it comes to MAGA, right? It matches what we see coming to MAGA, whereby it was 74 percent and now it’s 78 percent.”