Trump Quotes by Harry Enten

The United States is a two-party system.

— Harry Enten

Polls are not perfect.

— Harry Enten

At the end of the day, the House is won and lost in 435 separate districts.

— Harry Enten

People tend to vote for one party consistently over time.

— Harry Enten

Much of the establishment was actually encouraging Obama to run in 2008.

— Harry Enten

Trump has continually been weakest among party moderates.

— Harry Enten

Donald Trump is the first former president to be indicted.

— Harry Enten

Usually, a state's voters don't want their politicians to run for president.

— Harry Enten

Neither abortion nor Trump seem to be going away as an issue in 2023.

— Harry Enten

Claire McCaskill's endorsement of Obama in 2008 was particularly memorable.

— Harry Enten

My study of past elections in which there was a dominant issue other than the economy indicates that whomever is most trusted…

— Harry Enten

I'm hesitant to read too much into elections that don't occur during the midterms or presidential election years.

— Harry Enten

There was not a single poll in 2019 or 2020 that met CNN's standards for publication in which more respondents said they…

— Harry Enten

Primary voters can get confused between candidates whose ideology is very similar, so they look to the party elders.

— Harry Enten

Unless it's a California recall election, most voters don't cast ballots saying 'yes' or 'no' to a single politician. They have to…

— Harry Enten

Incumbents rarely face major primary challengers. Those who even get one do so because they're not beloved within at least part of…

— Harry Enten

Early gubernatorial polling is, like early Senate polling, fairly predictive of who will win in the fall.

— Harry Enten

What does seem to matter for winning a primary is when candidates get into the race compared with their competitors.

— Harry Enten

The failure of the GOP establishment to back a single Trump alternative in 2016 was part of the reason he was able…

— Harry Enten

Gallup screwed up in 2010 and 2012. They called for a much wider Republican House victory in the former than what actually…

— Harry Enten

The fact is, we have a choice between Democrats and Republicans. Voters don't like either side, but this distaste will likely continue…

— Harry Enten

Ken Cuccinelli became the first Virginia major party candidate to lose a gubernatorial election when his party did not control the White…

— Harry Enten

One fascinating element of the Biden presidency has been how Americans still seem to be entranced with Trump, even though he is…

— Harry Enten

Ted Cruz was elected to the United States Senate; he has never served in the House. Senators are voted for in state-wide…

— Harry Enten

Trump wasn't the only candidate polling in the single digits early on to later win his party's nod. George McGovern in 1972,…

— Harry Enten

The modern primary era began in 1972 on the Democratic side and in 1976 on the Republican side. Since then, hundreds of…

— Harry Enten

Like any successful politician, Obama has benefitted from being well-liked.

— Harry Enten

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is seen as a figurehead for Tea Party conservatives.

— Harry Enten

In case you couldn't tell, I love elections.

— Harry Enten

For people who write about electoral, or 'horse race,' politics, few things are more enjoyable than an exciting presidential primary season.

— Harry Enten

Trump, of course, has historically struggled among well educated White voters, even within own party.

— Harry Enten

Election polling can be used to help understand which issues matter to people, which can in turn help us understand why someone…

— Harry Enten

Historically, whichever party is in the White House loses the Virginia gubernatorial election, just as the White House's party loses House seats…

— Harry Enten

The importance of endorsements should not be understated. The party apparatus uniting behind one candidate can often be key in turning a…

— Harry Enten

Campaigns that are steady in the early going have a tendency to remain that way to the end.

— Harry Enten

If you identify as a Democrat, you are far more likely to vote Democratic than if you identify as an independent or…

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President Obama's team clearly dominated the get-out-the-vote campaign in 2012, which may very well have won him the key state of Florida.

— Harry Enten

If off-year elections were all that predictive, Democrats would have done well in the 2002 midterms.

— Harry Enten

Beating an incumbent president isn't easy. The majority do win reelection when they run.

— Harry Enten

It turns out that name recognition is important to winning nominations and will likely be a strength for Trump, not a weakness.

— Harry Enten