CNN Data Guru Stunned by Surge in Dems Demanding Shutdown

CNN’s data expert Harry Enten looked visibly floored at polling which shows Democratic voters are going all-in on a government shutdown.

He showed polling data which suggests a dramatic shift in how Democratic supporters view a shutdown, a number which suggests that party leader are less likely to seek a deal on Republicans’ terms.

The shutdown began at midnight Wednesday after dueling Republican and Democratic proposals failed to secure the 60 votes needed in the Senate. With no government funding deal in place, hundreds of thousands of federal employees deemed nonessential by the White House were told they would work without pay.

Donald Trump held talks in the Oval Office with the Republican and Democratic leaders in the House and Congress but no deal emerged. Instead he published pho