CNN polling guru reveals what Americans really think of Trump's transition and why he has 'exhausted' Democrats

Americans are feeling much positively astir President-elect Donald Trump's modulation than they were 8 years ago, CNN's polling guru Harry Enten revealed successful a conception Monday morning. 

Enten besides said that Democratic voters are not apt to enactment up overmuch resistance, describing them arsenic 'exhausted.' 

CBS polling found that lone 44 percent of Democrats privation to reason Trump, portion 46 percent told pollsters that his triumph 'doesn't motivate maine astatine all,' portion different 10 percent of Democrats said they planned to enactment the incoming Republican president. 

'They're exhausted. They're tired,' Enten said. 'You cognize it's precise hard being successful the opposition. Donald Trump wears retired his opponents and I deliberation they've done that here.'

He added, 'Democrats are really, truly tired.' 

In November 2016, Trump lone had a plus-one nett support standing for his transition. 

'That was well, well, good beneath the humanities norm,' the polling adept explained.  

Eight years later, helium stands astatine positive 18 - with 59 percent of Americans saying they o.k. and 41 percent saying they disapprove. 

'The bottommost enactment is this, if 8 years agone Americans were lukewarm connected Donald Trump astatine this peculiar constituent they're giving him overmuch much of the payment of the doubt,' Enten said. 'A batch much Americans are successful emotion with this transition.'

Enten said Trump's existent numbers are much successful enactment with the humanities norm. 

'Where usually presidents get that boost coming retired of their victory,' Enten said. 'And what we're seeing present is Donald Trump's statesmanlike modulation is getting a thumbs up - situation I accidental a 2 thumbs up from the American people.' 

The numbers connected however Americans are feeling astir Trump coming into bureau are flipped from wherever they were successful 2016. 

In 2016, 53 percent reported feeling frightened and concerned, portion 46 percent said they were excited and optimistic. 

In 2024, 53 percent said they're excited and optimistic, portion 46 percent said they're frightened and concerned. 

'Look astatine wherever we are now,' Enten said. 'The footwear is connected the different foot.' 

The polling recovered that Republicans are much excited than they were 8 years agone astir what Trump volition bash erstwhile he's successful bureau successful January.  

Democrats, connected the different hand, are much frightened astir what the 78-year-old Republican volition do. 

They expressed to pollsters that they feared Trump would endanger their rights and freedoms. 

Americans, and Democrats specifically, said they bash judge that President Joe Biden should enactment with the Trump modulation squad to guarantee the White House changeover goes smoothly. 

They besides said that Congressional Democrats should enactment with Trump and Republicans to find immoderate communal ground.