The Democratic Party has transformed into an increasingly liberal entity that is leaving many old-time party members behind, according to a CNN analyst.
In a videopostedto X, data guru Harry Enten said that in 27 years, the party has shed its conservative wing as it has veered to the left.
“An all-time high, 58%, of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal,” he wrote in the post.
“Back in 1999, 26 percent of Democrats self-identified as conservative. Just five percent said that they were very liberal. It was a smidgen,” he added.
“Now, that far left has gained considerably in power. Look at this: now we’re talking about a fifth of Democrats, 21 percent say they’re very liberal. That conservative part of the Democratic Party? Adios, amigos,” he said, noting that only 8 percent of Democrats are now conservative.
“And when you combine the 21 percent who are very liberal with those who say that they’re somewhat liberal, we’re talking about three in five Democrats who identify as either somewhat liberal or very liberal, with the very liberals a much larger portion of the party,” Enten continued.
“The far left, which used to just be a smidgen within the Democratic Party, has gained considerable power, as you saw in New Jersey’s 11th district,” he said.
In the Democratic primary, progressive Analilia Mejia knocked off former Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski in the contest to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s unexpired House term, according to theNew Jersey Monitor.
Enten later noted in the video that based on a 2025 survey, “a third of all Democrats… identify as Democratic socialists.”
“Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani are not alone. They are a considerable part of the Democratic base at this point,” he noted.
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