Donald Trump is marking the one-year anniversary of his presidential campaign launch with a rally in Texas that is offering a heavy dose of nostalgia. A 35% unfavorable rating in one’s own party is an terrible number for a presidential nominee at this stage of the campaign, and is symptomatic of a state where many influential conservatives and Republicans remain cool or hostile to Trump.
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According to the AFL-CIO, the endorsement means the organization will “put in motion its ground campaign to elect Hillary Clinton and union endorsed candidates across the country”.
Consider a new CBS News poll out Wednesday, which asked Americans how they felt about Trump, Clinton, and President Obama’s respective responses to the Orlando attack, which was the worst mass shooting in USA history: 44 percent of Americans approved of Obama’s response, while 34 percent disapproved (net: plus-10); 36 percent approved of Clinton’s response, while 34 percent disapproved (net: plus-2); and 25 percent approved of Trump’s response, while 51 percent disapproved (net: minus-26).
Meanwhile, 50% said Trump would better combat terrorist threats at home and overseas, while 45% chose Clinton on that question.
Also, 55 percent said they would be very uncomfortable with Trump as president, compared with only 42 percent who said the same about Clinton. Among likely voters her lead grew to 46-37 over Donald Trump. Unconstitutional Muslim bans, incoherent ramblings, and not-so-veiled racism don’t seem to be impressing them – and the man at the top isn’t all that interested in changing that. Attitudes have not significantly changed since last month, but negative views of the former secretary of state have technically ticked up to their highest level in all Post-ABC polls since 1992, when Clinton had yet to become first lady.
He is viewed unfavorably by 71% of women, 73% of college grads, 65% of suburban voters and 66% of moderates in the poll of 800 registered voters, taken last Thursday through Sunday. He surged in opinion polls among Republicans late past year after attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California. “Clinton is only getting 67% of their votes”.
Significant minorities of Democrats and Republicans continue to express reservations about their parties’ presumptive nominees. Black voters are making up an increasingly larger percentage of the electorate, and in 2012, this group actually had a higher turnout rate than white voters for the first time ever, according to Cook Political.
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He says: “You know, it’s amusing”.
