CNN data analyst Harry Enten reviews a poll that shows that more Republicans than ever have a favorable view of the “Make America Great Again” movement, and even more have a positive view of MAGA’s heir-apparent, Vice President JD Vance. – 78% of Republicans view MAGA favorably, up from 74% two years ago. – 84% of Republicans have a favorable view of J.D. Vance, up from 81% a year ago. – 71% say Donald Trump has had a positive effect on the GOP, the same as in 2021. “We’re talking about something that, in my opinion, will very much be able to outlast Donald Trump,” he said. “But the bottom line is this. What Trump brought into the GOP looks like it’s going to last long beyond him.” “The Republican base loves J.D. Vance,” he also said, adding that even more Republicans — 84% — have a favorable view of Vice President Vance.

SARA SIDNER, CNN ANCHOR: Ahead of the November midterms, what kind of power does the MAGA movement still have when it comes to the GOP? CNN’s Chief Data Reporter Harry Enten is here to run the numbers. So, how much power, and we’re talking about influence here, do they have on the GOP, especially over the long run? HARRY ENTEN, CNN SENIOR DATA REPORTER: Yeah, over the long run. That’s what I think is so important here. And it’s not just about Donald Trump, it’s about the Make America Movement. Again, that’s what we’re talking about, Make America Great Again movement. And it is as powerful as it has ever been because I want you to take a look here. GOP who view MAGA favorably. Two years ago when Donald Trump was running for term number two, it was 74 percent. Today, look at this. It’s 78 percent of Republicans who view the Make America Great Again movement favorably. So, we’re talking about something that, in my opinion, will very much be able to outlast Donald Trump. Trump is in term number two. He can’t run for a term number three. But the bottom line is this. What he brought into the GOP looks like it’s going to last long beyond him. SIDNER: It’s a very populist movement. I am curious because J.D. Vance would then be the next standard bearer of this movement. Where is the GOP on how they feel about him? ENTEN: Yeah, OK. So, you know, obviously J.D. Vance, the Vice President of the United States, at this point looks like a favorite for the Republican nomination, come 2028. And one of the reasons why he looks like a favorite is because the Republican base loves J.D. Vance. What are we talking about here? Someone who really represents the Make America Great Again movement. This is somebody a year ago, his favorable rating among Republicans, 81 percent. Latest Marquette University Law School poll, look at this, 84 percent, 84 percent. So, if anything, his favorable rating is somewhat up from where it was a year ago after a year of Trump. And of course that matches what we see when it comes to MAGA, right? It matches what we see coming to MAGA, whereby it was 74 percent and now it’s 78 percent. If anything, MAGA’s grip on the GOP and it seems like the next in line to be the next standard bearer of MAGA, both of them, their favorable ratings are actually up after a year of Donald Trump’s second term. SIDNER: So, could we extrapolate that there are no cracks in the way in which they feel about Donald Trump and his power? ENTEN: Yeah, OK. So, you know, we spoke — we spoke about MAGA, right? We spoke about J.D. Vance. But what about the idea essentially, not just that Republicans like or love Donald Trump, but believe he has been a good influence on the party? And here it is. Just look at this. Say Trump’s had a good effect on the GOP among Republicans. When he left after term number one, it was 71 percent. Just before he was running for that second term, right, it was 62 percent. Now it’s again 71 percent of Republicans who say that Donald Trump has had a good effect on the Republican Party. I know that there are a lot of people out there, especially on the left, who say, oh my God, we just want to grasp that one little thing that, you know, oh, there’s weakness in Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP, weakness in MAGA’s grip on the GOP. It just simply put isn’t there, even after this whole stuff that’s been going on in Minnesota, which obviously hasn’t necessarily been popular with the general electorate, but among Republicans, they liked Donald Trump, they liked MAGA, they liked J.D. Vance, and they believe that Donald Trump’s had a good effect on the GOP as much as it has ever been. SIDNER: It’s as strong as it’s ever been, not with independents, not with, like you said, the general electorate, but with Republicans, pretty clear, they’re not going anywhere. ENTEN: That’s correct. Donald Trump, MAGA, J.D. Vance, they ain’t going nowhere when it comes to the GOP.

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