YOUGOV POLL: Most Americans agree Trump is a 'fraud' and a 'phony'

YOUGOV ^ | 03/08/2016 | Peter Moore

[SeekAndFind]

Just over half of Americans agree with Mitt Romney that Trump is a 'fraud' and a 'phony', but Republicans disagree

As the Trump campaign maintained its strong momentum Republican heavyhitters Mitt Romney and John McCain blasted the frontrunner in unusually blunt language. Romney's intervention was particularly severe, calling Trump a 'phony' and a 'fraud', while John McCain said that Trump was 'dangerous'. Trump reacted in typical style, noting that Romney had 'begged' him to endorse his 2012 campaign. 

A narrow majority of Americans (51%) agree with Mitt Romney's assessment that Donald Trump is a 'phony' and a 'fraud', though 31% do disagree. Unsurprisingly a large majority of Democrats (71%) agree that he is a fraud, along with many independents (45%). Half of Republicans, however, disagree with Romney that Trump is a fraud and a phony, though a third do agree. 

The limited impact of Romney's intervention may, at least in part, be due to Romney's relative lack of popularity among Republicans compared to Trump. 57% of Republicans have a positive view of Trump, while 46% have a favorable view of Romney. The same percentage of Republicans, 46%, also have an unfavorable view of their 2012 candidate.

Republicans also narrowly tend to say that they would rather see Trump (44%) in the White House than Romney (39%). Overall, however, Americans would prefer a Romney presidency (43%) to a Trump presidency (31%) but this is largely due to most Democrats (53%) backing Romney over Trump. Among independents Romney only narrowly wins, 38% to 33%.

Full poll results can be found here and topline results and margin of error here. 

[ViLaLuz]

And what do they think of Hillary?

[freedumb2003]

Hey, that is President Trump to you matey!

[ifinnegan]

Heavy hitters?

If they’re heavy hitters, they sure choke in the clutch.

[jsanders2001]

Here come the trumped up polls. This is the start of their propaganda campaign to unseat him.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

“Most Americans” don’t vote.

[Signalman]

I wonder what the percentage would be for Obama.

[longfellow]

Romney and McCain.
And that’s all you need to know.

[Charles Henrickson]

Trump is a 'fraud' and a 'phony'

Demonstrated once again last night with the "Trump steaks."

[skeeter]

Trump really needs to pick a credible non-establishment conservative as his VP to offset his negatives.

[orinoco]

What about a poll on Obama? I dont believe this nonsense poll.

[RC one]

Many of those same people probably agreed back in 2008 that the first term senator from Illinois was completely legitimate. They probably still believe that in fact.

[GregoTX]

Polled by yougov.com members?

[Williams]

They need to start the negative campaigning on Hillary. And positive ads to build up trumps image. He may not appreciate that so far he’s only running in Republican primaries with a split vote. It will not be hard to change people’s perception of him if he starts now.

[WENDLE]

” Republican heavyhitters Mitt Romney and John McCain blasted the frontrunner”

That is like shooting a male lion with a paper wod through a straw.

[Utmost Certainty]

Nice of this poll to push a Romney nom narrative.

[jmaroneps37]

And he will STILL be elected. Ha ha ha

[albie]

“Most Americans” don’t vote.

...or pay taxes so who gives a rats ass?!

[Kudsman]

I didn’t vote in their poll. Probably a lot of people that might say otherwise didn’t. Ballots baby. Ballots. Got to make sure they are sancrosanct Donald. Voter ID has to be implemented nationwide. No excuses. Bring your citizen chipped EBT if you don’t drive. Simple. No citizen, not alive, no ballot.

[Blue Turtle]

I’m expecting these ‘article-types’ will be in full force until next Tuesday.