Posted on 08/06/2015 1:53:11 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
PRINCETON, N.J.--Just ahead of the first official Republican debate of the 2016 presidential campaign, Republicans give Marco Rubio and Scott Walker the highest net favorable ratings among any of the major 16 candidates running for their party's nomination, followed by Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee and Rick Perry. At the other end of the spectrum, George Pataki, Lindsey Graham and Chris Christie have the lowest net favorable ratings.
These data are based on the latest two weeks of interviewing conducted via Gallup Daily tracking,July 22-Aug. 4, with each candidate rated by more than 1,000 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore entered the race last week and is now included in Gallup's candidate tracking, but his entry was too late for him to be included in these analyses.
These results provide an important update on each candidate's fundamental standing among national Republicans in the election race.............
The net favorable measure, which simply subtracts the percentage who have an unfavorable opinion from the percentage who have a favorable opinion, is a useful, shorthand way of determining a candidate's relative popularity among their fellow Republicans nationwide. This sentiment is not necessarily related to the candidates' name recognition. Both Walker and Carson, for example, are familiar to only about half of Republicans, yet are viewed quite positively by those who know them. On the other hand, Donald Trump and Christie are much better known, but have well-below-average net favorable scores, with Trump sixth from the bottom on that dimension and Christie third from the bottom.
Other candidates such as Rubio, Huckabee and Perry are both well-known and well-liked. Graham and Pataki provide a mirror image of that positioning; both are not well-known and not well-liked among those who do know them........."
(Excerpt) Read more at gallup.com ...
But look at Trump. He has the highest favorability and the highest recognition.
But of course that’s not Gallup’s headline...
or whoever posted the gallup info..
I would love someone tonight to ask Trump what his hobby is.
Golf, I know. I don’t consider that a hobby...more like *a good walk, spoiled*
Does he collect stamps? Faberge Eggs? I dunno why I want to know. I’m not far enough into his book, to see if it is mentioned.
Anyone know?
That "high recognition" contributes to his "unfavorable" numbers and ceiling.
You didn’t subtract the unfavorable number to get the net favorable, which is the basis for the headline.
“Familiarity” being 92% = not much room for change.
TRUMP IN FRONT!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIRES GALLUP, FAVORABLE RATING AT 55%!!!!!!
Rubio is a degenerate little twerp and Walker is BORING.
Their unfavorables are going to spike.
Trump isn't even mentioned in the title or article. Are they implying he's not a real candidate? I'm surprised this biased garbage didn't erase his name from the chart.
we have about 20% leftist who call themselves Republicans
Of course. I had to search for Trump way down the line. His favorables look out of place there.
Gallop off into the sunset and be done with it. We ain’t buying what yer sell’in, nohow.
You didn't read the article then; he most certainly is mentioned.
The candidates are ranked (listed) by "net favorable" - the "plus" minus the "negative."
Rubio, Republicans making a mistake again.
There are 2 more interesting graphs at the source.
Note:
Walker has risen +4 in favorability.
Rubio has dropped -4 in favorability.
Trump has dropped -2 in favorability.
etc.
I do not trust any polls. Polls have not been trustworthy for 15 years or more - if even then.
Averages of Polls are a little better — it helps iron out the poorly done polls or the intentionally slanted ones. The best would not be an average but a mean of polls with the extremes on both ends thrown out...
A poll coming out of nowhere favoring Rubio is bullshit — he has been losing percentage points for weeks — How did that get reversed — not possible.
This poll is about favorability which of course, effect electability.
Rubio should run for class president, instead of The President. Never send a boy to do a man’s job.
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