CNN senior political data reporter Harry Enten highlighted that Vice President Kamala Harris is likely to have the “worst Democratic performance in a generation” among union voters in November.
In Monday analysis, Enten pointed out that voters belonging to unions typically support Democrats much more than Republicans, with former Presidents Bill Clinton, for instance, winning that vote by 30 points. Harris right now, according to Enten’s aggregate polling, is up with union voters by nine points.
“Sometimes there are data points that just jump off the screen, should set off sirens. Alright, this is union households. This is the Democratic margin in the presidential election. It ain‘t what it used to be,” Enten said. “Bill Clinton won that union vote by 30 points. Hillary Clinton only won it by 12 points back in 2016. That was the lowest mark for a Democrat since 1984, Mondale vs. Reagan. But look at where Kamala Harris is today. She is only leading by …