Republicans View Rubio, Walker Most Positively on Debate Eve

gallup ^ | August 6, 2016 | Frank Newport

[Cincinatus' Wife]

More from PPP - Aug 4, 2015:

Walker, Clinton lead in Minnesota- General Looks Like 2004

Donald Trump may be running the table in national polls these days, but PPP’s new Minnesota poll finds that Scott Walker is continuing to hold his own in the Midwest. Walker narrowly leads the GOP field in the state with 19% to 18% for Trump, 15% for Jeb Bush, 11% for Ben Carson, 7% for Ted Cruz, 6% for Mike Huckabee, 5% each for Rand Paul and Marco Rubio, 4% for Chris Christie, and 3% each for Carly Fiorina and John Kasich. Rounding out the GOP field with minimal support are Bobby Jindal at 1%, Jim Gilmore, Lindsey Graham, George Pataki, and Rick Santorum with less than 1%, and Rick Perry with literally no supporters.

Walker’s lead in the horse race is narrow, but he has a wide advantage when it comes to which candidates are the most broadly liked by Republican voters in the state. 68% have a favorable opinion of Walker to only 16% with a negative one. That puts him 10 points ahead of the next most popular candidate, which is Rubio at 58/16. Others over 50% are Huckabee at 55/28, Trump at 55/32, Carson at 53/18, and Paul at 51/24. .....................

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2015/08/walker-clinton-lead-in-minnesota-general-looks-like-2004.html

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"As Gallup's Lydia Saad recently reported, Hillary Clinton's favorable rating, a measure of her overall popularity with the public, continues to fall, coming in at 44% over the time period July 8-Aug. 2. The decline has been anything but gradual -- over the course of 2015 alone, her favorable rating has fallen seven percentage points; over the past 18 months (since January 2014), Clinton's favorability tumbled 15 points. Her current rating is about a third lower than her all-time high of 66%, achieved in her final year as secretary of state in 2012. This is roughly in line with where it was in the summer of 2007 when, as is the case now, she was gearing up to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Clinton's diminishing popularity creates clear problems for her presidential bid, which she officially launched in April. In the run-up to her formal candidacy, Clinton appeared to be one of the most formidable candidates in either party -- she was not only universally-known, but a large swath of the public had a favorable opinion of her, suggesting she might be able to build a support base that transcended typical partisan lines. But, as is most likely inevitable when a candidate jumps into the presidential race, the bipartisan glow Clinton once enjoyed began to dim. Fresh questions were raised about the viability of Clinton's candidacy.

These concerns are intensifying.........Gallup

[ElainaVer]

Yes, I know . . but it still looks somehow distorted when their #1 candidate has 52% favorables . . and the #11 candidate has 55% favorables.
Makes me think the formula might be questionable.
Trump’s poll numbers added up to 92% . . Rubio’s only 66%.
What did the other 34% of responders say about Rubio?
Evidently Gallup is assuming Rubio’s lack of ‘familiarity’ was the reason he only had a 66% response . . which makes the whole formula somewhat flawed in my opinion. Of course a candidate won’t show unfavorable yet . . if he isn’t even familiar to the responders. The fact that Rubio’s favorables were less than Trump’s is not being given enough ‘weight’ in the formula, in my opinion.

[grania]

I read the title and the first sentence. They don't even mention Trump. It implies to the casual reader that Trump isn't a positively viewed, serious candidate.

I know longer get it. Trump could be our President for four years, and the others could spend the time throwing out the garbage in their states and in DC. Look at Wisconsin, Walker's state. There's still a lot of work to do there, for starters find a primary candidate to get Ryan out of DC. Look at OH with Kasich. Still a lot of work to do there, for starters find a primary candidate to get rid of Boehner.

What is Walker's hurry? He's young, he's energetic, and four years more of being known on the national stage might be the most sensible way to get him to the WH, and to prove he isn't a big donor, Chamber of Commerce kind of guy.

[anton]

You have to break some eggs to make an omelet.

[MARKUSPRIME]

Never voting for RINO walker, sorry. Man you are way in the bag for this dude its scary. Trump or Cruz all others blow.

[LS]

I look favorably on the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders but don’t want them running the country.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Apparently I’m not alone.

: )

[9YearLurker]

Trump has the highest favorable.

But those backing another candidate are unlikely to see him “favorably”.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You may hold that view but favorability effects outcomes.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/155351/likability-top-characteristic-romney-obama.aspx

[apocalypto]

I am surprised at M. Rubio’s numbers.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Trump’s poll numbers added up to 92% . . Rubio’s only 66%.

Exactly. That is because he is already a known quantity to 92% of those asked, so their answers were included in the poll.

55% like Trump, 37% don't. Only 8% of those polled about their feelings were unable to comment, as they were not familiar with Trump.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I understand you see another candidate as more winnable.

I see Walker holding that place.

Neither of us want to see Hillary with 8 years to rip out the last remaining pieces of this country.

May the best candidate win.

[DaveA37]

Yet another wild ass guess. It’s nothing more than another “poll” with an outcome of someone’s desire.

Get over the damn polls and listen to the candidates themselves.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Rubio is a degenerate little twerp and Walker is BORING. Their unfavorables are going to spike.

You serve nicely as Exhibit 1 for the purpose of this kind of poll.

Thank you for the help.

[LS]

Trump has a big positive gap in favorability. Not as much as Rubio, but Rubio has been crushed. Walker has that “nice guy” kind of favorability, but in elections that translates into “He won’t play hardball.”

[grania]

CW, I still go back to we were both correct 16 years ago. The world would’ve been a very different place if we’d gotten Quayle/Forbes (or Forbes/Quayle).

[Cincinatus' Wife]

You need to gauge that in context with their “familarity” numbers.

Room to grow:

48% Walker

34% Rubio

6% Trump

As you can see, sometimes familiarity breeds contempt.

As to your thinking that Walker won’t play hardball, ask the protestors in Wisconsin about that.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yes, it would.

It certainly would.

[Colonel_Flagg]

"Hi, I’m Scott Walker. I’m pro-life. But there’s no doubt in my mind the decision of whether or not to end a pregnancy is an agonizing one. That’s why I support legislation to increase safety and to provide more information for a woman considering her options. The bill leaves the final decision to a woman and her doctor. Now, reasonable people can disagree on this issue. Our priority is to protect the health and safety of all Wisconsin citizens." -- Scott Walker campaign commercial, 2014