Posted on 04/07/2016 7:03:43 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
An Associated Press-GfK Poll released Thursday finds Donald Trump’s “unfavorable” numbers are nearing 70 percent. The AP reports:
Seven in 10 people, including close to half of Republican voters, have an unfavorable view of Trump, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. It’s an opinion shared by majorities of men and women; young and old; conservatives, moderates and liberals; and whites, Hispanics and blacks — a devastatingly broad indictment of the billionaire businessman.
Even in the South, a region where Trump has won GOP primaries decisively, close to 70 percent view him unfavorably. And among whites without a college education, one of Trump’s most loyal voting blocs, 55 percent have a negative opinion.
It’s worth noting that none of the top candidates are above water in this poll. Ted Cruz is at 26-59 and Hillary Clinton is at 40-55. Still, Trump has the highest negatives and those numbers seem to have shifted some time in the last month:
As you can see, Trump’s unfavorable numbers have been hovering in the high 50s since last July. Again, that’s roughly where Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton are now. But the current poll shows a 13 point jump in the “very unfavorable” numbers as well as a 6 point drop in the total favorable numbers. Not surprisingly, the number of people who say they would not vote for Trump also jumped upward in this poll:
What’s not clear is why Trump’s unfavorable numbers are peaking at this moment. Yes, he had a bad week in the media but when hasn’t he had a bad week in the media? It seemed for months that none of his comments or Twitter attacks could damage him, but the poll suggests something has changed recently. Was it the attack on Ted Cruz’s wife that was a bridge too far? Was it his comments on abortion last week? Without knowing what it is that did the damage how can he try to recover?
Respondents to the AP poll even rated Ted Cruz more honest than Trump. Asked if the word “honest” described each candidate, 56 percent said it did not at all describe Trump compared to 36 percent who said the same for Cruz. Trump has taken to calling Cruz “Lyin’ Ted” in public appearances for the past several weeks.
The good news for Trump is that he appears to be crushing both of his rivals in New York, with a Monmouth poll this week showing him breaking 50 percent. A convincing win in his home state could help rally his supporters and maybe give him a chance to turn some of these unfavorable numbers around before the convention.
Of course Trump is not going to look great after he provides the quotes than the media feeds to the masses. But two things: he is very likable, nobody who has listened to him extensively can deny that. Second, he needs to start from a low point to win the election. Get the negatives over with early. Hillary OTOH is too stupid to realize that. Her negatives will peak in Nov.
Crazy Bernie is stealing Don’s “unpopular” policies.
When the AP speaks, nobody listens. Why is that?
They must have interviewed all the gibmedats inline at the welfare office
Funny...I see Cruz doing the same thing with his smug and sanctimonious persona.
LOL.
I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the non-stop slanted campaign of character assassination which is being waged against Donald Trump by an unholy alliance of the Left/Media/Establishment/GOPe...
I think Trump knows how to fix this image problem.
Hillary’s negatives, on the other hand, are deep and permanent.
AP? LOL!
Gosh, darn.
I was so hoping that Trump would be as likable as Mittens.
“he is very likable,”
Yes. At first.
“nobody who has listened to him extensively can deny that”
True except one can begin to see his shallowness and petty vindictiveness the longer one listens to him.
His appeal wears off for many.
Hey, it’s the AP. Before long they’ll have Trump’a unfavorables up to 130% and won’t even blush.
What’s a crackup to me, is that each time they announce this they find a new way to say it so the public will think it’s something new.
They have been talking about 66% of the public not liking him, and now it’s almost 70%.
LOL
Let me guess, tomorrow it will be, “Trump now is disliked by a few percentage point less than 70%.”
None the less, he’s getting double attendance turnout at most of his events. And I have yet to see one person turned away saying anything negative.
These folks love Trump.
It’s a good thing for local cops that 7 out of 10 don’t like Trump. They couldn’t handle the crowds if it was only 6 out of 10.
Sadly, many, many voters will turn because they want to be like everyone else.
I got a wonder if this is what it was like back in the former Soviet Union? Disinformation, manipulation, omission, information blackout.
I don’t recognize my country anymore.
Okay - show us one major national poll taken in the last 6 months that shows Trump with a net favorable rating... It is one thing to disparage a single poll as being biased or unreliable. But when every major poll shows the same trends for months on end, at some point you really need to at least consider the possibility that they may be telling you something you need to know...
What’s not clear is why Trump’s unfavorable numbers are peaking at this moment.
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LOL.
I’m sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the non-stop slanted campaign of character assassination which is being waged against Donald Trump by an unholy alliance of the Left/Media/Establishment/GOPe...
Funny the media....and a few cRuzbots, here, pretend that this escapes them.
Exactly. He’s going to blow away NY, but everyone hates him.....OK, got it.
Keep saying that.
In about nine years it may mean something.
Today it doesn’t.
Trump is killing it.
And what is the over/under on her thighness, notice the media doesn’t bring up how people can’t stand her
http://www.wral.com/ap-gfk-poll-americans-overwhelmingly-view-trump-negatively/15626703/
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is seeking to catch Trump in the Republican delegate count, is viewed unfavorably by 59 percent, while 55 percent have negative views of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
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