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

Another look at "The Nightly Show" with Larry Wilmore

After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...

My first book review of "Penetrating the Heart of Life: Ambiguous In Thought, Ambivalent In Feeling"

Well, I received my first book review on this poetry-compilation book I completed and published late last year, but have finally gotten around to marketing now. The reviewer gave it 5 out of 5 stars and said: "I enjoyed the poetic journey the writer has taken me on. From darkest days and hopeful optimism to the conclusion of hope realized. The visual images that the poem titled "Room Temperature" elicits, made me think of the song, "Horse With No Name" sung by the band America. In a similar manner, another poem – "Deafening Sigh-lence" reminded me a great deal of Simon & Garfunkel’s song, "The Sound of Silence". There are so many poems in this book that I related to, that I felt a connection to the author and felt that we were traveling on this journey together." http://www.lulu.com/shop/craig-rozniecki/penetrating-the-heart-of-life-ambiguous-in-thought-ambivalent-in-feeling/paperback/product-18677501.html

Book Ranking Update

Three of my four books are now in the top 100,000, including one of the new two: "The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck (censored version)" (2011) - 149,246 "The Kind-Hearted Smarta*s (uncensored version)" (2011) - 96,347 "Seasons Come, People Grow: A Poetic Journey" (2006) - 57,336 "The Serious Scale of Sarcasm: More Balanced Than a Drunken High-Heeled Clown On a Tight Rope" (2007) - 39,666 Let's keep those numbers going in the right direction, meaning down, I suppose! (http://www.lulu.com or can be purchased elsewhere)

The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

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