CNN’s data guru says the Democratic primary for the next presidential election is looking like a “total mess” as it stands now. In a segment on Tuesday’s episode of CNN News Central, the network’s chief data correspondent, Harry Enten, examined the polling odds for the four major contenders in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary. Buttigieg was polling one percentage point ahead of Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic presidential primary. “There is no clear frontrunner at this particular point on the Democratic side. Former President Joe Biden was a clear frontrunner in the 2020 Democratic primary.

Source: CNN February 24, 2026 23:04 UTC