CNN’s data guru Harry Enten was caught off guard to find a rare bright spot for Republicans during the government shutdown—a modest polling bump.

Enten revealed on CNN on Tuesday that Americans’ view of Republicans in Congress had improved during the shutdown, which began at the beginning of the month.

“You might think that given that Republicans are in charge of both the House and the Senate, a government shutdown might actually hurt the Republican brand. But, in fact, it hasn’t!” Enten exclaimed.

“We’re seeing here the Republican brand in Congress has actually improved somewhat compared to pre-shutdown, despite the fact that Republicans control [the House, Senate and White House],” he continued.

Enten cited a Quinnipiac poll posted Oct. 22 that showed that the net popularity for Repu

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