For a network that rarely delivers good news for Republicans, CNN just dropped a political earthquake. Data analyst Harry Enten appeared on-air Tuesday and confirmed what conservatives have been seeing on the ground for months: the GOP has built its strongest party registration advantage in over two decades, and Democrats are reeling from the fallout.

Enten compared the Democratic Party’s current standing to the disastrous “woke” rebrand of Cracker Barrel, which sparked backlash and wiped millions off the company’s value. “The Democratic brand right now has about the same appeal with the American voter as the Cracker Barrel rebrand has with the American consumers,” he said. “Bad, bad, bad. What are you doing?”

Hard numbers back up his assessment. Across four key battleground states—Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania—Republicans are enjoying their best voter registration margins since at least 2005, and in some cases, better than at any point in modern political history.

“The Republican Party is in their best position at this point in the cycle, since at least 2005,” Enten explained. “In North Carolina, I couldn’t find a point at which Republicans were doing better at this point in the cycle. It’s at least this century. It probably goes way back in the last century.”

The data paints a devastating picture for Democrats:

• Arizona: GOP registration up 3 points since Trump’s first term.
• Nevada: Republicans gain 6 points.
• North Carolina: A massive 8-point GOP boost.
• Pennsylvania: Another 8-point GOP surge.

This comes after Democrats were already left battered from the 2024 elections, losing the White House, Senate, and critical demographics they once counted on. Enten’s analysis only confirms what voter rolls already showed: since 2020, Democrats have shed 2.1 million registered voters, while Republicans have gained 2.4 million.

The Democratic Party’s attempt at a rebrand is flopping. Party insiders admit their messaging sounds more like lectures than campaign pitches, alienating voters who see Trump delivering results while Democrats argue over dark money, identity politics, and internal squabbles.

Enten didn’t sugarcoat it. “Republicans [are] doing better at this point than at any point, at any point this century, at least as far as I could find,” he said. That brutal assessment—coming from CNN, no less—should send shivers down Democratic headquarters.

For conservatives, the shift is undeniable. While Democrats are bleeding support, the GOP is building an energized coalition across swing states that will decide the 2026 midterms and beyond. If this momentum holds, Democrats may not just be facing a tough cycle—they could be watching their entire brand collapse in real time.