The former president's favorability rating has remained low despite effectively clinching the Republican nomination, fresh polling indicates.

Donald Trump continues to have a low favorability score among Americans, new polling shows, despite being the likely Republican nominee after winning the lion’s share of primaries and seeing off his only remaining rival.

An ABC News/Ipsos survey of 536 U.S. adults, conducted between March 8-9, found that 29 percent have a favorable view of the former president compared to 59 percent who view him unfavorably.

It came after Trump secured all but one of the primaries on Super Tuesday—giving him 1,075 out of 1,215 delegates he needs to become the presumptive Republican nominee—which prompted former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley to drop out of the race to leave him unopposed. Primaries being held on Tuesday could push Trump over the line.

Trump’s popularity has remained largely unchanged since last summer. In similar polls conducted last year, which have a margin of error of 4.5 percent either way, he has hovered around a 30 percent favorability rating.

  • @[email protected]
    31•8 months ago

    Calling it now, Trump loses the popular vote but wins the electoral vote. After which we will get opinion pieces on NYT about how this is all for our benefits and getting rid of the electoral college will somehow make things worse

    • @CharlesDarwinEnglish
      5•8 months ago

      “It’s only right and proper that rural voters [1] count more and get to select Presidents and decide majorities in the House and Senate.” -thinkpieces in elite “liberal media”, probably. [1] - aka, “the heartland”, aka “real America”.