With less than five months to go before the November election, a new poll out Wednesday found Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in Wisconsin, and Trump’s pending nomination could be depressing Republican voter enthusiasm. The poll shows that 7 out of 10 Americans, or 70%, have a negative view of the presumptive Republican nominee.
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When asked about the interpersonal traits of both candidates, Clinton and Trump scored similarly.
In the race for U.S. Senate Democrat Russ Feingold has 52 percent support among likely voters to Sen.
Independent voter views of Trump jumped from a favorable rating of -19 to a favorable rating of -38 in June.
Registered voters have shifted their opinions of Trump lately, with 69 percent of them holding unfavorable opinions of the billionaire, compared to the 57 percent that did so in last month’s poll.
Despite a truly horrific and unhinged reaction to the Orlando massacre that included accusing President Obama of sympathizing with terrorists, Trump’s support spiked in a tracking poll following the attack, shooting up three points in two days. The presumptive Democratic nominee also has a net unfavorable rating. Number of registered voters who say they will not vote in the general election is six times the number it was in June 2012. Clinton’s negative ratings peak among Democrats under age 50 (31 percent, vs. 18 percent for those 50 and older) who have been more supportive of Sanders in the primary contests this year; those could rise if Sanders concedes the contest and endorses her candidacy.
A majority of Americans also view Clinton negatively, with 55 percent holding unfavorable opinions and 43 percent favorable.
In statewide polling, the news isn’t any better for Trump.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, is the best known among those tested, with just 37 percent giving no opinion.
Clinton’s image worsened notably last spring when she moved from being seen as the former secretary of state to being a presidential candidate. Trump is also viewed as stronger among likely voters in combating terrorist threats at home and overseas, beating out Clinton 50 percent to 45 percent. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton has a 79% approval rating among African Americans.
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The margin of error is +/-4.4 percentage points for registered voters, +/-4.9 percentage points for likely voters.
