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Trump: "Hispanics love me!" No, actually, they don't...

It's quite the coincidence that, earlier today, I posted a blog regarding Republican candidate and businessman Donald Trump, how he's a much louder reflection of the current state of the GOP than the party is accustomed to, and that the longer he stays in the race, the more potential he has to damage the image of the Republican Party, and a poll was released not long afterward which echoed those very sentiments.

In an ABC News/Washington Post poll that was released today regarding the two current leaders in both the Democrat and Republican Parties in the run up to the 2016 presidential election, here's how the four candidates fared as far as favorables and unfavorables go:

Hillary Clinton: 52% Favorable/45% Unfavorable/4% No opinion (net +7%)

Jeb Bush: 38% Favorable/47% Unfavorable/14% No opinion (net -9%)

Donald Trump: 33% Favorable/61% Unfavorable/6% No opinion (net -28%)

Bernie Sanders: 27% Favorable/28% Unfavorable/45% No opinion (net -1%)


That's right, the current Republican leader in polls is at a net favorability rating of -28%, and the numbers just get better from there.

Here is a more in-depth look at Trump's favorable/unfavorable numbers (33/61 overall):

Democrats: 19% Favorable/77% Unfavorable (net -58%)

Republicans: 57% Favorable/40% Unfavorable (net +17%)

Independents: 35% Favorable/58% Unfavorable (net -23%)

Liberals: 17% Favorable/81% Unfavorable (net -64%)

Moderates: 33% Favorable/60% Unfavorable (net -27%)

(Somewhat) Conservatives: 40% Favorable/51% Unfavorable (net -11%)

(Very) Conservatives: 55% Favorable/37% Unfavorable (net +18%)

Men: 38% Favorable/56% Unfavorable (net -18%)

Women: 28% Favorable/65% Unfavorable (net -37%)

Whites: 42% Favorable/53% Unfavorable (net -11%)

Blacks: 23% Favorable/65% Unfavorable (net -42%)

Hispanics: 13% Favorable/81% Unfavorable (net -68%)

18-29: 28% Favorable/58% Unfavorable (net -30%)

65-plus: 38% Favorable/59% Unfavorable (net -21%)

Out of the fourteen before-mentioned groups, Trump is thought of positively by only two of them: Republicans (+17%) and hard-core conservatives (+18%). Moderates and Independents can't stand him (-27% and -23%). Women can stand him even less (-37%). Not only that, while Trump has been quoted as saying that Hispanics love him, the numbers show otherwise, as he has an incredible 81% unfavorable rating among them (net -68%). No, Donald Trump has little to no shot at winning the Republican Primary, let alone the presidential election, but he has the money, name recognition, and enough support from the extreme end of the party to stay in this race for a long time, which could very well paint the Republican Party in an increasingly bad light, turn away moderates and Independents, and help to further the gap between the two parties when it comes to women and minority voters. Close to two-thirds of the country can't stand Donald Trump, yet his name is currently at the top of Republican polls. If this continues much longer and increasingly threatens the GOP's chances come election day, many members of the Republican Party are going to want to scream the following two words at Trump: "You're fired!"

http://www.langerresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/1144a50CandidateFavorables.pdf

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