It's a long way from November, but Trump is gonna need GOP pols to endorse him in order to win. If he doesn't do what's necessary to get their support (i.e. beg), he will lose in a landslide. Normally, I'd get all riled up about GOP pols not supporting the presidential candidate. But this being Trump, I won't be too disappointed if he loses. Not because I disagree with him, but because he's a scumbag. It's kind of like the way Tony Soprano can't get too worked up about Chris Moltisanti coughing up blood after a car accident, despite the fact that Moltisanti is his nephew.
The poll finds 70 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of Trump, including a 56 percent majority who feel this way "strongly." Negative ratings of Trump are up 10 percentage points from last month to their highest point since he announced his candidacy last summer, nearly reaching the level seen before his campaign began (71 percent). The survey was conducted Wednesday through Sunday among a random national sample of U.S. adults, coming after last week's primary contests, but with the large majority of interviews completed before Sunday's massacre at an Orlando club.
There's a tiny bit of hope here, but Trump's negatives are just off the charts. The issue here isn't his lack of political correctness, but his scumbaggery. Nobody likes a scumbag, whether he's on your side or not.
Negative views of Trump have risen among a wide range of groups, jumping by double digits among liberals and conservatives and among both Republican women and Democratic men. But his standing has also worsened among two key voting groups: independents and white Americans who do not have a four-year college degree.
Trump's net favorable rating (favorable minus unfavorable) among non-college whites has flipped from a plus-14 in May to slightly negative minus-7 in the latest survey. Among independents, Trump's net rating has shifted from from -19 last month to -38 in the latest survey, returning him to roughly the same standing as in April (-37).
| Zhang Fe, you forgot to submit a URL. I had some free time, so I googled the first paragraph, and came up with the Washington Post. Normally, however, we just delete articles submitted without a link. |
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