Sen. John Fetterman’s political future is not looking bright if he decides to stay in the Democratic Party.
At least that’s what a recent Quinnipiac poll, which was highlighted by CNN data guru Harry Enten during his most recent segment, suggests.
The polling showed that Fetterman was at 68 with Democrats in Pennsylvania back in 2023.
“He was a Democrat liberal darling,” Enten said.
That is no longer the case.
“Look at how low he has fallen, down to negative 40 points,” Enten said showing the new data. “He’s down there with the Titanic among Democrats in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
“And to put a comparison to it, you always hear about how Chuck Schumer is disliked by the Democratic base nationwide,” Enten added. “Chuck Schumer has a net popularity rating of about -2 points. He is net 38 points more popular than John Fetterman with Pennsylvania Democrats. I was also looking at Kyrsten Sinema, who of course ended up leaving the Democratic Party in Arizona. She was considerably more popular just before she shifted over than John Fetterman is at -40 points.”
Enten then pointed out the poll reflects a 108-point swing while highlighting previous Democratic Senators who lost re-election bids.
“(Fetterman) is below the lowest of the low, the ones who actually got beat in a primary,” he said. “There is no historical analog to this. That is how unpopular John Fetterman is with Pennsylvania Democrats. There is basically no doubt in my mind that if Fetterman decides to run for re-election as a Democrat he will face a primary challenge, and it will be a very competitive one.”
Enten then touched on Fetterman’s claim this week that the Democratic Party runs on “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
“That is the last thing that Democrats want to hear,” Enten said.
He then pulled up another graphic that showed that Trump has the lowest approval rating — 4% — among Democrats for this point in his second term of any president in history.
“George W. Bush, who was not well-liked was at 10%, and Richard Nixon was at 11%,” Enten said. “Donald Trump is the lowest of the low on this point.”
“The bottom line is this,” he continued. “John Fetterman, when you look at his net popularity rating at -40 points, he’s on a completely other planet from Chuck Schumer. And he is on a different galaxy entirely form other incumbents who lost their elections. Far less popular than them.”