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AP Poll: Negative view of Trump now nears 70 percent
Hotair ^ | 04/07/2016 | John Sexton

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:

Trump AP poll

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:

Trump vote

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.


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To: ifinnegan

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.


21 posted on 04/07/2016 7:11:12 PM PDT by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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To: SeekAndFind

Crazy Bernie is stealing Don’s “unpopular” policies.


22 posted on 04/07/2016 7:11:18 PM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal (Mofopolitics: Trump probably gets 1,237 even w/out OH)
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To: SeekAndFind

When the AP speaks, nobody listens. Why is that?


23 posted on 04/07/2016 7:11:38 PM PDT by teletech
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To: SeekAndFind

They must have interviewed all the gibmedats inline at the welfare office


24 posted on 04/07/2016 7:11:39 PM PDT by arl295
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To: ifinnegan
It’s very true that Trump wears on people and tends to do something to alienate people

Funny...I see Cruz doing the same thing with his smug and sanctimonious persona.

25 posted on 04/07/2016 7:12:04 PM PDT by CASchack
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To: SeekAndFind
What’s not clear is why Trump’s unfavorable numbers are peaking at this moment.

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...

26 posted on 04/07/2016 7:12:26 PM PDT by sargon ("No king but Christ!")
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To: SeekAndFind

I think Trump knows how to fix this image problem.

Hillary’s negatives, on the other hand, are deep and permanent.


27 posted on 04/07/2016 7:12:43 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper (Just say no to HRC)
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To: SeekAndFind

AP? LOL!


28 posted on 04/07/2016 7:12:43 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Trump it is.)
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To: onyx

Gosh, darn.

I was so hoping that Trump would be as likable as Mittens.


29 posted on 04/07/2016 7:14:49 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: palmer

“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.


30 posted on 04/07/2016 7:15:10 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hey, it’s the AP. Before long they’ll have Trump’a unfavorables up to 130% and won’t even blush.


31 posted on 04/07/2016 7:15:38 PM PDT by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


32 posted on 04/07/2016 7:15:39 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: Tzimisce

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.


33 posted on 04/07/2016 7:15:42 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Cruz voters: Wake up! Trump is our only chance of stopping the gopE. If not now, never!)
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


34 posted on 04/07/2016 7:15:44 PM PDT by aligncare
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To: dynoman
I think these “unfavorable” numbers are complete garbage.

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...

35 posted on 04/07/2016 7:16:29 PM PDT by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: sargon

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.


36 posted on 04/07/2016 7:16:36 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Tzimisce

Exactly. He’s going to blow away NY, but everyone hates him.....OK, got it.


37 posted on 04/07/2016 7:16:40 PM PDT by juggernaut
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To: ifinnegan

Keep saying that.

In about nine years it may mean something.

Today it doesn’t.

Trump is killing it.


38 posted on 04/07/2016 7:16:52 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: SeekAndFind

And what is the over/under on her thighness, notice the media doesn’t bring up how people can’t stand her


39 posted on 04/07/2016 7:16:52 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: SeekAndFind
Speaking of unfavorable ratings:

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.

40 posted on 04/07/2016 7:16:56 PM PDT by Kazan (Trump: Pit bull, Hillary: Pound of hamburger)
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