Seventy percent of Americans see Donald Trump unfavorably, up 10 percentage points in the past month and a record high since he announced his bid for the presidency last June, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll.
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Asked if they thought each candidate was honest, more respondents described Trump that way (32 percent) than Clinton (28 percent).
During the Republican primary race, Trump had relied heavily on earned media to bolster his campaign.
ABC News/Washington Post pollsters interviewed 1,000 adults between June 8 and Sunday.
Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s numbers aren’t as bad as Trump’s, but they’re not very good.
Intraparty fractures deepened Monday after Trump doubled down on his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. His response to the deadly massacre of 49 people at a LGBT night club in Orlando has been panned or ignored in by Republicans. Negative ratings of Trump are up 10 percentage points from last month to their highest point since he announced his candidacy last summer, almost reaching the level seen before his campaign began (71 percent).
Clinton won 42 percent of voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling, the group said.
About a third of the electorate, 34 percent, wasn’t aware of the ongoing lawsuits over Trump University, the poll found, which was consistent across the demographics.
Starting today, the presumptive Democratic nominee will being running three general election television ads in eight states across the country: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.
However, 66 percent of Republicans say he’ll be the next occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with 33 percent of independents in agreement. Elizabeth Warren formally endorsed her. Meanwhile, Republicans are quickly coalescing behind Trump; Paul Ryan, for example, recently established his support for Trump after previously remaining uncommitted. Both candidates, however, must battle large unfavorable opinions in the county with 46 percent of respondents having an unfavorable opinion of Trump and 54 percent having an unfavorable opinion of Clinton. Her standing with women is significantly better, at 51 percent favorable and 47 percent unfavorable.
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The poll surveyed 1,000 US adults and 750 likely voters from June 10-13.
