Polls: Record Number of Americans Dislike Hillary, Trump Leads Clinton Among Disaffected Voters

Even the L.A. Times begrudgingly cedes that there may be a path to victory for Trump.

8.31.2016 

 

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 Tiffany Gabbay 

 

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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has struggled to gain the trust of the American people -- and, time and again, polls rank the well-known Democrat abysmally low when it comes to likeability. 

Now, just two months before the general election, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll reveals that Hillary Clinton's popularity has hit an all time low. The Daily Mail summarizes the key findings from recent polls: 

Hillary Clinton holds steady with a 42 per cent share of voters, according to a new poll on Wednesday -  but her popularity has hit a record low in a separate survey.

The YouGov poll put Clinton's unpopularity ratings at a new high of 58 per cent, up five points. Trump came in at 64 per cent, up two points.

And a separate survey found that Clinton is now the most unpopular she has ever been in her 25 years in national public life, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Some 56 per cent of all adults now see the Democrat unfavorably, the poll found - a spike of 6 points in just three weeks.

And while Clinton by that measure is ahead of Donald Trump, who is disliked by 63 per cent of all adults, that gap virtually disappears among registered voters: 59 per cent of them do not approve of Clinton, against 60 per cent for Trump. 

Meanwhile, a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times "Daybreak Poll" reveals that Trump may indeed have a path to victory. The L.A. Times reports that its poll is tracking a "bloc of disaffected voters large enough to potentially swing the election Trump’s way." What's more, among these specific voters, Trump leads Clinton by three percentage points: 

The key group driving that result are people who sat out the 2012 election but say they plan to vote this year.

The design of the Daybreak poll means it reflects, more strongly than some other surveys, the views of those who didn’t vote before but say they will this year.

As of Tuesday morning, the poll showed Trump ahead 45%-42%, well within the margin of error.

While Clinton has been maintaining overall national leads, recent polling data reveal that securing the White House is far from a sure thing for the Democratic candidate.