Trump’s GOP Victory Drove Away Latinos, Women, African-Americans

Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump defied the odds last year when many Republicans said they couldn’t see themselves voting for him; today, more than half say they could. However, this pyrrhic victory was not without a price. As Philip Rucker and Robert Costa report in The Washington Post, Trump would be the least popular major-party nominee in modern times.Trump’s favorability among Latinos plummeted the more he campaigned. Gallup reports Trump has a 12 percent favorable, 77 percent unfavorable image among Hispanics and that “Trump has become better known, but more disliked since summer.” More from Gallup:This latest update is based on Gallup Daily tracking data collected Jan. 2-March 8. When Gallup started tracking the candidates in July and August of 2015, Trump was not quite as well-known as he is now. However, his image was already very negative, with 66% of Hispanics viewing him unfavorably and 14% favorably. As he has become better known among Hispanics, his image has worsened.Trump was the only one of the last-standing four GOP candidates with a negative image among Hispanics. This could hurt him badly in the swing state of Florida.As we’ve reported, Trump also saw his favorability among women plummet the more he campaigned.…
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