On Super Tuesday, Donald Trump continued his surprise series of wins, gaining seven out of the 11 states in play that day. In response, many are asking: Why have establishment candidates had such a hard time in this year’s Republican nomination contest? … To investigate, we have teamed up with […] Read more »
Trump’s Popularity in Context
Donald Trump is broadly unpopular with national adults, more so than any other major candidate of either party. Over the past week (Feb. 26-March 3), Trump was seen favorably by 30% of the country, while twice as many U.S. adults saw the GOP front-runner unfavorably (63%). But none of the […] Read more »
Luntz Focus Group Picks Big Debate Winner, Laments ‘Sophomoric’ Insults
What did Michigan voters think about tonight’s GOP debate in Detroit? Frank Luntz shared the reactions of his focus group on a special post-debate edition of The Kelly File. The voters had some very negative things to say about the tone of the debate, objecting to the intense personal attacks and lamenting […] Read more »
Republican Voters Kind Of Hate All Their Choices
… Trump does not just divide rank-and-file voters from Republican poo-bahs. He’s also extremely divisive among Republican voters, much more so than a typical front-runner. In exit polls so far, only 49 percent of Republican voters say they would be satisfied with Trump as their nominee — remarkable considering Trump’s […] Read more »
Economic Issues Are Trump’s Strong Suit Among Republicans
More than six in 10 Republicans and independents who lean Republican say Donald Trump would be best at dealing with the economy/jobs and the federal budget deficit as president, compared with less than 20% who pick either Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio. CONT. Frank Newport & Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
The Republican Party’s Best Bet Against Trump
… After Trump’s victories in seven of 11 states this week, some of his key Republican critics are moving from a long-shot bet on beating him through consolidation to an even riskier wager on denying him the nomination through fragmentation. … It would be tempting to call this a strategy […] Read more »