WATCH: CNN Host Breaks Down America’s Massive Shift Away From Top Democrat Policy

Members of the media elite are clamoring to explain Americans’ dramatic shift away from the Democratic Party. On Monday CNN’s Harry Enten threw his voice into the mix, pointing to the reneging of DEI policies by some of the nation’s top corporations as evidence that voters have grown tired of the virtue signaling and heavy-handed tactics of the PC police.

On Tuesday Walmart became the latest Fortune 500 company to announce it would be rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, many of which were spawned during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. The changes, Enten explained, are in line with how most Americans feel about corporate social justice. Asked where Americans stand on the issue of DEI in boardrooms, the CNN analyst noted a stark drop-off in support for DEI during the past year.

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In 2021, one year after the death of George Floyd, 68% of Americans told pollsters they felt it was “somewhat” or “very” important to know the DEI stances of businesses. Today that number stands at 53%. “Back then, there was a lot of interest in DEI, a lot of interest in folks knowing businesses’ stances toward DEI. Now, considerably less so,” said Enten. “You don’t see this kind of drop unless there’s a real change in public opinion.”

Driving the decline is an abandonment in DEI concern by Republicans, he continued. Three years ago, 86% of Democrats and 50% of Republicans said it was important to consider the DEI policies of corporations before they shop somewhere, figures that have fallen to 79% and 22%, respectively. While Democrats have stayed “pretty steady” in their belief on the issue, Republican support has fallen by more than half. “That of course is mirroring what we’re seeing from politicians, from Republicans, folks like Donald Trump. The bottom line is Republicans on DEI, three years ago were kind of lukewarm, and are now in vast opposition to it. They don’t want to hear anything from businesses on DEI, and I think that’s why you hear a lot of businesses saying ‘you know what, we’re taking a step back.'”

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Walmart’s about-face follows a seemingly endless string of companies that have reconsidered or outright repealed DEI initiatives in the wake of a public backlash. Companies that serve rural communities like John Deere and Tractor Supply have been hit hard, but so too have major retailers like Target which this week reported a precipitous drop in its quarterly revenue. Company CEO Brian Cornell attributed the decline to “negative guest reaction to our Pride collection” which kicked off in the summer of 2023 when conservatives realized the company was selling LGBT-themed clothing and outdoor gear for young children.

The rush away from DEI has impacted the Democratic Party at its highest levels as well. Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) ignited a firestorm less than a week after the election when he publicly expressed his discomfort with mandating that public schools allow transgender girls to play alongside his daughters. The statement was condemned as transphobic by LGBT activists but also became a flashpoint in the party’s reckoning over how to accommodate small slivers of the electorate without turning off most Americans.

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