Overview
- Polling cited by CNN’s Harry Enten shows John Fetterman’s net rating with Pennsylvania Democrats falling from about +68 in 2023 to roughly -40 now, a 108-point swing.
- Enten said there is “no doubt” the senator would face a primary challenge and predicted a very competitive contest if he runs again.
- He compared the -40 figure to the party-base ratings of incumbents who lost primaries, arguing Fetterman’s standing is lower and that he sees no historical analog.
- For context, Enten noted Chuck Schumer’s net rating is about -2 and said Kyrsten Sinema was considerably higher before she left the Democratic Party.
- The analysis aired on CNN News Central with anchor John Berman, and Enten dismissed Fetterman’s “Trump Derangement Syndrome” explanation as unlikely to resonate with Democratic voters.