Donald Trump’s unfavorability level is at 70%, the highest since announcing his presidential campaign, according to a new poll out Tuesday. The mass shooting in Orlando – which left 49 dead – was committed while the poll was being conducted, but the poll did not address that shooting or how it may have affected the results.
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Among Democrats, 67 percent have a favorable view of Clinton while 27 percent view her unfavorably.
The Sandusky County poll was conducted June 3-5 and interviewed 568 likely general election voters.
Trump’s challenge is deeper, though, in terms of strength of sentiment as well as absolute numbers. It’s not a shock, then, that in a new Washington Post/ABC New poll out Wednesday, 88 percent of nonwhites and 77 percent of women said they had an unfavorable view of Trump.
Trump does poorly among minority groups as well. From a 44-53 percent favorable-unfavorable rating last month, she’s at 43-55 percent now. Trump fared far worse among liberals (11 percent) and moderates (26 percent). And 56 percent said they feel “strongly” about their unfavorable opinion of the Republican candidate. Independents, often thought of as swing voters (though they don’t always perform that way) don’t like either – 68 percent see Trump negatively; a similar 63 percent, Clinton.
His numbers are better than either remaining presidential candidate.
Now, the conventional wisdom for this election has generally been that Clinton can afford to lose white voters badly to Trump, so long as he fails to make gains among Hispanic and other nonwhite voters. Among likely voters, Clinton leads Trump 46 percent to 37 percent.
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In the CBS News poll, 36 percent approve of Clinton’s response compared to 34 percent that disapprove and 30 percent who don’t know.
