Front Runners Growing Less Liked by Voters

65%

Of registered voters view Donald trump unfavorably and 24% favorably, a 41-point difference, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. Unlike with Mrs. Clinton, those numbers haven’t changed much over the past month. finds both parties’ presidential front-runners are growing increasingly unpopular. Among voters in both parties, 56% hold a negative view of Hillary Clinton and 32% hold a positive view. That 24-point gap is almost twice as wide as in a Journal/NBC poll last month, when 51% viewed her negatively and 38% positively, a 13-point gap.

Trump Would Be the Least Popular Nominee Ever

67%

“Trump’s unfavorable rating stood at 67% — two-thirds of all Americans — in a March Washington Post-ABC poll, including 56 percent who had a ‘strongly’ unfavorable impression of him. Just 3 in 10 had a favorable impression of Trump (15% ‘strongly’). American politicians tend to be more unpopular than usual these days, but it’s hard to overstate how bad Trump’s numbers are with all Americans. In fact, Trump’s highly negative ratings appear to have no equal among major party nominees in presidential campaigns over the past 32 years.”

The Unlikeable Candidates

30%

Of Americans “express a favorable opinion of Trump, while 67% see him unfavorably … Many, 56%, see him ‘strongly’ unfavorably, a new high. Both of these reflect remarkable levels of unpopularity for a major domestic political figure,” according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll. “Clinton, by contrast, is seen unfavorably by 52% and strongly so by 41%, each 15 points less than Trump’s ratings in this poll.”

Americans Mixed on What Characteristics Trump Would Bring to Presidency

5%

Percent of Americans who cite his confidence — that he doesn’t back down — when asked to name the best or most positive thing about a possible Donald Trump presidency if he were to be elected in 2016, according to Gallup: “Americans most commonly volunteer his business background, policies on immigration and honesty — that he says what he feels. … More than four in 10 cannot name anything positive about a potential Trump presidency.”

Most Americans Have a Favorable Opinion of David Bowie

65%

Of American adults have a favorable opinion of musician and actor David Bowie who passed away Sunday night after an 18-month battle with cancer, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. This includes 25% with a very favorable view. Just 15% have a somewhat or very unfavorable view of Bowie. Twenty-one percent didn’t know enough about him to venture any kind of opinion.

Democrats REALLY Don’t Like Donald Trump

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Donald Trump’s net favorable rating of -70 among Democrats, according to a new Gallup survey — “by far the worst image of any major Republican candidate among Democrats and independents.” The next GOP candidates rated most negatively among Democrats are Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee, with net favorable ratings of -37 and -34, respectively.