WASHINGTON – As the Republican National Convention draws closer to its meeting in Cleveland next month, they got bad news Wednesday. A new Washington Post – ABC News poll shows seven out of 10 likely voters have a negative view of presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
The presidential race appears to be turning into a contest of two of the most disliked candidates in history, as Hillary Clinton registered her worst rating in public life, with 55 percent saying they hold an unfavorable impression of the presumptive Democratic candidate.
Other details of the poll include:
- 89 percent of Hispanics have a negative view of Trump, while 64 percent of that group say they look favorably at Clinton.
- Among non-college whites, Trump's favorable rating (favorable minus unfavorable) has plummeted from a plus 14 in May to a minus 7 in this survey.
- Clinton has an even worse minus 47 rating among non-college whites.
- Among men, Clinton has a 63 percent unfavorable rating, which jumps even higher to 75 percent for white men.
- 34 percent of Republicans express unfavorable views of Trump.
- 25 percent of Democrats look unfavorably at Clinton.
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