The most committed Republican voters aren’t rallying behind efforts
to deny Donald Trump the party’s nomination at their national convention
in July, but he still faces an uphill climb after that.
A Bloomberg Politics national poll shows 63 percent of those who have
voted in this year’s Republican primaries and caucuses, or plan to do
so, back the billionaire’s view of the nominating process and think the
person with the most delegates should win, even if he lacks a majority.
If
he emerges as the nominee, the survey also suggests that Trump faces a
difficult path to the White House. Hillary Clinton, his likely
Democratic competitor, crushes him in a hypothetical general-election
match-up. In another troubling sign, Trump is viewed unfavorably by 68
percent of Americans -- well above the 53 percent who feel that way
about Clinton. If both make it to the general election, the race would
feature two historically unpopular figures as the nominees.
“Trump’s
numbers are bad and getting worse,” said pollster J. Ann Selzer, who
oversaw the survey. “A majority of Americans now describe their feelings
toward him as very unfavorable. That’s a 13-point spike from November
2015.”
In the process, the Republican front-runner may also be
tarnishing his party’s brand. Sixty percent of Americans view the GOP
unfavorably, easily the highest level recorded in the poll since it was
started in September 2009. The Democratic Party, in contrast, is viewed
negatively by 43 percent.
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ISIS uses Trump, but killing Osama didn't piss off any Muslims? Seriously. And Obama's drone war means nothing to the Jihadists? To argue that Trump is THE reason for Jihadist angst is just plain stupid . . . and you are not a stupid man. So, stop acting otherwise.
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