Harry Enten

Hey Friends, How you doing today?

As my Uncle Neil once wrote & sung "Breaking up is hard to do"... We're starting to see that with Musk/Trump. Let's be clear: Trump will likely win a battle against Musk within the GOP. He has a higher net favorable than Musk & the GOP are with Trump on deficits vs. tax cuts. https://t.co/ruSzGhXRGZ

The heart of the Musk/Big, Beautiful Bill (BBB) GOP debate: the GOP is no longer the party of fiscal responsibility. GOP who back upping the deficit for tax cuts has gone from 22% in 1992 to 74% now. BTW, the BBB ups the debt by ~$2T, while Doge cut rescissions save just ~$9B. https://t.co/fius0O6pPV

For decades, polls showed Dems had a double-digit edge on the party who looked out for/was the party of the middle class. Polls now show the GOP/Trump have totally eliminated that gap. This comes as the GOP maintains a ~10 pt lead on the economy, after 4 months of Trump. https://t.co/izIAv76IkB

Happy Meteorological Summer to those who celebrate. I personally think summer is just awful. Sue me.

The New York Mets... I mean Knicks have been eliminated from the NBA Playoffs.

Trouble signs for Trump: he's losing, at least temporarily, in court "a YUGE" amount (over 180 times... More than 50% of the time). -# 1 Googled word with Trump? TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out). Searches are up 9,900%. -Under 50% say Trump's good at keeping campaign promises https://t.co/opFsNUuHaH

A lot of Americans agree with Trump: higher ed needs a kick in the rear end. Those with high confidence in higher ed has collapsed: 57% in 2015 to 36% now. 68% (!) say higher ed is on the wrong track. Also, a plurality of Americans & the GOP agree: colleges have a liberal bias. https://t.co/JZtup3BoGV

One of the most amazing trends to watch has been crypto becoming mainstream in the last decade. A YUGE shift from 38% in 2014 to 55% now saying crypto should be legal. Trump's taken full advantage & saw a 20+ pt move among crypto voters in his direction last cycle. https://t.co/0KNLF4Ngdj

Americans say Trump's trade policy is clear as mud. 55% say he has no clear plan for trade & tariffs. This comes up as the trade policy uncertainty index is up 846% from a year ago & is higher than at any point pre-2025. It's why the stock market has been up & down. https://t.co/9w5diD7gCT

Trump got his name into the "Big, Beautiful Bill" 52 times (!), so that new baby accounts would bear the name "Trump". Why? Good politics. There are signs putting his name on Covid checks got him more backing in 2020. Plus, Trump puts his name on everything (even a board game) https://t.co/7Txsrwtcw1

Why's Musk edging out of politics? Because he's political kryptonite. His net favorable plummeted: +24 pts to -19 pts. (It fell by 126 pts with Dems!) Musk crushed Tesla's popularity (-20 pt net favorable). Trump was done with him (100% drop in Truth Social posts about Musk). https://t.co/8NmpJoLPCV

To borrow from Stephen A. Smith, voters "don't care. They don't care" if the GOP bill will raise the deficit. 60% overall and 74% of GOP want tax cuts, even if they raise the deficit. No wonder the last president to lower the debt over his presidency was Coolidge. https://t.co/GSqTQVZcj7

It's been a historically unproductive Congress with fewer laws signed by Trump than any prez at this point in a presidency in 70+ years. A minor miracle they get anything done. Trump's been, however, historically productive with more executive orders than any prez in 90+ years. https://t.co/fU04hRAFdJ

Cheapest tickets for game 1 of Knicks-Pacers were selling for over $900 earlier today on the secondary market. https://t.co/1qVlPlN9oA