Electile Dysfunction – The inability to become aroused over any candidate for POTUS, put forth by either party…
The last few weeks – as the presidential nomination campaigns approach their climaxes – an odd thing has happened to the front-runners in both parties: their popularity has collapsed. As WSJ reports, the entire field of candidates, on both sides of the aisle, suffers a popularity deficit: Not one is regarded favorably by more than 50% of registered voters. Leading the plunge is Hillary Clinton whose popularity has collapsed in the last month but Trump remains the most unpopular with 65% of registered voters viewing him unfavorably.
Among voters in both parties, 56% hold a negative view of Mrs. Clinton and 32% hold a positive view. That 24-point gap is almost twice as wide as in a Journal/NBC poll last month, when 51% viewed her negatively and 38% positively, a 13-point gap.
GOP front-runner Donald Trump continues to be the candidate in either party viewed most negatively, with 65% of registered voters viewing him unfavorably and 24% favorably, a 41-point difference. Unlike with Mrs. Clinton, those numbers haven't changed much over the past month.
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Mr. Trump’s nearest competitor for the Republican nomination, has an image problem of his own. Nearly half of voters see him in a negative light, while 26% view him positively.
All-in-all it's pretty ugly…
There is some silver lining however…The candidates are viewed more favorably within their parties.
Among Democrats, Mrs. Clinton is viewed more favorably than unfavorably. Some 63% have a positive image of her, while 20% have a negative image.
Mr. Trump is viewed favorably and unfavorably in equal measure among Republicans, with 42% seeing him in a positive light and 42% in a negative light.
Are these the most unpopular presidential candidates ever? And if/when they are elected – will they be the most unpopular and divisive first-term presidents ever?
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