Posted on 04/02/2016 3:48:28 PM PDT by Steelfish
Donald Trump Is Now The Least Popular American Politician In Three Decades
By David Lauter
For months, as Donald Trump lurched from controversy to controversy, commentators marveled that his voters remained loyal: Trump is impervious to political attack, some said. Not so. Trump wasn't immune; analysts were just failing to look at the whole board.
While Trumps polarizing campaign did not dent his standing with core supporters in the Republican primaries, it took a punishing toll on how the rest of the electorate views him. Trumps image, which was poor even before he ran for president, has plunged to an unequaled low. Among scores of major political figures measured in polls over the last 30 years, Trumps numbers are the worst.
If Trump were to win the GOP presidential nomination with his current public image, he would be the most unpopular nominee in the history of U.S. opinion surveys, veteran Democratic pollster Peter Hart said in an email.
By a lot, he added.
The share of Americans with an unfavorable view of Trump is extraordinary: 68% in the most recent Bloomberg poll, 67% in the CNN/ORC survey, 67% in the ABC/Washington Post poll, 65% from Gallup. The 57% unfavorable rating he received in the most recent CBS/New York Times survey looks mild by comparison.
Comparable numbers are difficult to find, particularly over a sustained period. Even during the worst of the Vietnam War, for example, only 38% of Americans in Gallup polls gave an unfavorable rating to President Lyndon B. Johnson, although all public figures and institutions received more favorable rankings in that era.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
It’s gonna be rough for the GOPe.
Again, who did they poll, what were the questions, show full results.
(I want all reporters to have to show their past political contributions, voting record and political activity/associations... every time that they write or report)
You just described obama and he was elected...twice?
Then I think he should not be the nominee this go around! Oh wait, nevermind.
yep— I guess his nevertrump is pretty unpopular..
You can always vote Hillary.
Facts? Hardly. You can follow the LA Slimes all you want, since they are so “conservative” like Cruz is! lol!
We’ll see how it goes in Wisconsin. But I do know California is going hard Trump and so is NY. Cruz won’t stand a chance in the end run. You and Steelfish are just dripping with desperation. Glad you’re trying to help him out though!
Not at all...it is as easy as breathing ...speaking truthfully takes no effort....the only difficult part is trying not to go on a profane laced tirade when responding to people who just don’t get it.
What a BS headline and article! Just saw a poll that has Romney’s approval even lower than Trump. New article in the works I’m sure. /s
Ha!
They really are just making it up now aren’t they?
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