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.
I haven't found that to be the case. There are many more humorous parts than vindictive parts. He has never tried to be deep in speeches, that's what his website is for.
I don’t believe it’s all a conspiracy, but obviously some of these people who view him negatively are still voting for him, since he has more than 30% of the popular vote, so as Hillary would say, “what difference does it make?” :)
Trump slaughters SHRILLARY!, if she is even the marxist nominee.
Bill Clinton.
Isn’t this the guy who was impeached and stripped of his liar/lawyer license for lying about defiling a Jew intern in the Oval Office?
In the White House?
And his demonic WIFE is going to get the marxist party nomination, no matter how many primaries she loses?
LOL
Trump will make sure Hilary's negatives are as high as his. No other candidate has that ability.
MD and NY Polls: Cruz in 3rd place:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
Cruz can’t beat no money Kasich but he’s going to beat Hildabeast in general? Laughable.
Huh?
TRY comparing the attendance at the rallies of Hillary, Bernie, Cruz & Kasich and their negative’s.
With Romney, the Republicans ran a man with too much money and too little personality. With Trump, they would run a man with too much money and an egomaniacal personality, much like Obama’s. Apparently, Republicans don’t want to win.
That says that about 1/3 of one political party (or about 15% of the voting public) supports him - it does not negate the validity of other polls.
That's the whole point. Her negatives need to be higher than his. He is the only candidate who can do that. The others cannot especially Rubio. Cruz is an unknown, maybe, maybe not.
But Trump will hang Hillary's albatrosses around her neck and in her mouth by November.
YES ... LOL ... or maybe even McCain!
The Whole Trump appeal is ANTI-OBAMA ... after 8 full years of Obama come November the voters will be fighting to the polls to Vote any vestige of Obama out - it will be a landslide...
Eff em.
New Yorkers are put off by the “Brashness” of New Dehlians, and Hatians.
Much worse, and the Chinese and Mexicans don’t shut up either.
The blacks didn’t swim over here by themselves, they get a pass (THANKS ABE!!!).
Eff the rest, assimilate or be neutralized.
“It’s the media stupid.”
Hillary won't make it past the Democrat Convention.
If a pollster asked and I actually answered, I’d say that I have a somewhat unfavorable view of Trump too. But I will vote for him because I’m not voting for a fishing buddy. I’m voting for a leader to drag us out of the globalist, PC, third world hellhole that Obama has driven into. Sometimes, a nation needs a tough SOB to lead because we have too many pitiful little snowflakes running around who want a friend as president.
Wow all those millions showing up at the rallys? If that’s the case then they must really hate Cruz and Kashek
Because that's the GOPe scheduled spin.
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