A brand new Fox News poll is out showing that most of America really hates both Trump and Hillary. When it comes to actual preference, they are both in a virtual tie as they are only 3% apart, which is within the margin of error:
But the slightly bigger story is they are both disliked, almost equally. Trump edged Hillary out only by 5 points to be the least disliked:
FOX NEWS – American voters dislike Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
A record 61 percent have a negative view of the likely Democratic nominee, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday. That’s up from 58 percent in March.
Fifty-six percent have an unfavorable view of Trump — though that’s actually good news for Donald. Because it was 65 percent two months ago (that was a record high).
Thirty-seven percent have a favorable opinion of Clinton, down two points from 39 percent in March, establishing a new low. The likely Republican nominee’s favorable jumped over the same time period: 41 percent view Trump positively, up from 31 percent in March.
Among women, one in three views Trump positively (33 percent), while nearly twice as many view him negatively (63 percent). That’s little changed — even going back to last fall. He was underwater by more than 30 points among women in September: 31-62 percent.
It’s a different story among self-identified Republican women. The poll finds they are almost twice as likely to have a positive opinion of Trump. And it keeps improving. Currently, 65 percent of GOP women view him favorably, up from 55 percent in March — and 49 percent in September. Thirty-one percent view him negatively today.
And here’s the lowdown:
The Fox News poll is based on landline and cellphone interviews with 1,021 randomly chosen registered voters nationwide and was conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) from May 14-17, 2016. The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points for all registered voters.