Latest Gallup Poll May 15th: Hillary's unfavorables catching up to Donald Trump's 54% to 60%

[imagine2015]

GALLUP

Presidential Election 2016: Key Indicators
Daily Updates

•Candidates' Images Among National Adults

May 9-15, 2016

Trump Favorable 33% Unfavorable 60% -27

Clinton Favorable 40% Unfavorable 54% -14

Sanders Favorable 49% Unfavorable 37% +12


•Candidates' Images Among Democrats

May 9-15, 2016

Clinton Favorable 69% Unfavorable 27%

Sanders Favorable 73% Unfavorable 16%

http://www.gallup.com/poll/189299/presidential-election-2016-key-indicators.aspx?g_source=ELECTION_2016&g_medium=topic&g_campaign=tiles#pcf-dems

[Loudestlib]

1. The thing is....

Trump doesn't even have to attack Hillary. The longer she campaigns, the more people dislike her.

[oasis]

5. The longer Bernie campaigns to drive up her negatives.

They'll go down once he's out of the race.

[Loudestlib]

8. LOL

The same thing happened in 08. I guess Obama was driving up her negatives? I joke about Trump not attacking her but you know he will right? Her numbers are not going to go up.....

[Exilednight]

59. it's not only Trump who will attack her, there are tons of

Super PACs just chomping at the bit to start running ads against her.

People went over the edge when Kerry was swiftboated, just imagine what they're going to do to former SoS who lied about coming under fire and was stupid enough to put their email on a private server (whether she did anything wrong is irrelevant, it was a stupid move for someone who knew she would run for president) in her home.

The amount of negative ads is going to be mindboggling.

[morningfog]

9. Pout! It's Bernie's fault! Pathetic.

I wish Bernie would drop out just so you would have to own up to reality and lose your little security blanket scape goat.

[oasis]

11. Your wish about Bernie dropping out will come true soon.

Just prepare to hang around DU and wait for the negatives to drop.

[morningfog]

12. It's all Bernie's fault! So lazy.

[oasis]

13. Bernie's stubbornness is a contributor yes. nt.

[senz]

19. Trump trumps Hillary. Bernie trumps Trump.

If you haven't pledged your lifelong allegiance to Bill and Hill, you might want to do what's right for the country and help nominate Bernie.

[oasis]

22. After Hillary bumps Bernie, she'll bump Trump.

[libdem4life]

52. Right. Might try and look at the actual facts, at this time.

Saying it doesn't make it so.

[oasis]

61. Hillary has an insurmountable lead over Bernie. Look

that one up in the Department of Actual Facts.

[libdem4life]

68. I was referring to the "bump Trump". Hillary is about on par with him.

Bumping Trump is a toss up in that scenario. That's and what I was referring to.

I'm so glad (not) we're currently offering up the candidate with highest unfavorability rating and the one least able to "bump Trump. Overlooking your convenient Department, that's from consistent polls and the MSM.

Hillary shoots herself in the foot regularly, and I see nothing to indicate that she is discontinuing that practice. The latest...The Clinton "non-profit" Foundation.

So, it isn't over until it's over. You might want to check your superiority and hubris.

[Human101948]

79. Which is a shame since she is, as the polls show, the candidate that will lose to an idiot...

I know it's "her turn," but that doesn't mean she is the best choice for the Democratic Party.

[dubyadiprecession]

78. It's too late for BS.

[bunchofpenguins]

63. Just like Hillary back in 2008 refusing to step aside?

n/t

[Jarqui]

14. Sanders didn't say the email inquiry/security review was an FBI investigation, did he?

No, the Director of the FBI said that.

Explain to the class how this is Bernie's fault:

The Clinton foundation stuff is starting to get attention. Forbes weighed in recently
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2016/05/16/if-clinton-foundation-helped-hillary-and-bills-friends-so-what/#b9ff03d3bd25

Hillary has no defense for that stuff. They're going to fry her for it.

And Trump is taking more shots at her.

They're just getting warmed up. It has little to do with Bernie. They've been testing negative ads against her since 2014. I think they're going to pummel her mercilessly for the next six months.

[oasis]

15. As soon as he drops out, you'll know.

It won't be long before you have your answer.

[senz]

20. If that happens, you can say hello to President Trump.

[oasis]

25. You can say hello to an ultra right Supreme Court if

you don't get out and support the eventual Democratic nominee.

[senz]

32. Wall Street-friendly SC? Nah, I prefer Bernie's nominee.

[oasis]

35. Prepare yourself to settle for half a loaf.

[Jarqui]

60. I think it's a given. You know it's coming.

The only question is : can they counter with worse stuff on Trump?

That's a possibility and may be her best shot.

I do not think this campaign will be about who is the best person for the job. It will be about who is not as bad as the other one with Jill Stein and Gary Johnson getting some protest votes.

[Ferd Berfel]

16. So WHen we get to compare Bernie to Clinton

it drives up her negatives and that's Bernie's fault?

huh.

Cant argue with 'logic' like that

[senz]

33. The TRUTH about Clinton drives up her negatives.

The MSM won't state simple facts about her funding, etc., so Bernie has to do it. That alone is worth my monthly donations.

[bvf]

18. 10 points for sheer absurdity.

[arcane1]

30. That darn democracy is messy, isn't it? The NERVE of Sanders, wanting people to vote for him!

If only we'd had a coronation without a primary, Hillary's favorables would be 200%!

[oasis]

31. Not to worry. It won't be messy for long. nt

[senz]

34. Meaning there won't BE any more democracy?

Seriously, Hill would love you for advocating that.

[oasis]

37. There won't be a "revolution" that's pretty clear.

[senz]

40. Crowd control technology, internment camps?

What kind of hats do dictators wear?

[oasis]

47. Not Robin Hood hats, to be sure.

[senz]

49. Ohhh, so you think you're rich

and Bernie's going to take your money but Hillary's going to protect it at any cost.

Gotcha, oasis.

[bunchofpenguins]

64. Don't worry, MSNBC and CNN will be happy to point out Hillary's "200%" favourables.

[FloridaBlues]

39. Yep she getting it from both candidates

So glad when June 7 gets here and he stops campaign. I think her numbers will improve. I mean republicans take sanders talking points and keep repeating it.

[senz]

42. She's been doing that for months.

Hasn't helped, people see through her.

[oasis]

44. That's what I'm attempting to tell many here, but it's

like rescuing victims after a hit from a Kool Aid tsunami.

[bunchofpenguins]

41. Yeah, those silly things like democracy and letting people vote.

He should just get out so Hillary can slingshot back to the right and give up on those pesky liberal ideas.

[oasis]

46. So go ahead and vote. Who's stopping you?

[bunchofpenguins]

50. If Hillary and the DNC make him drop out before all the primaries are done, you mean?

That would be Hillary and the DNC.

[oasis]

62. You will have a chance to vote for candidates other than

President in the primary.

[libdem4life]

76. Bernie only speaks of her record, and that just recently.

He gave her a pass on the emails, and has not brought up (at least to my knowledge) the Foundation and the tentacles that appear to be circling back around to the emails and perhaps Benghazi.

Make no mistake...she has earned her negatives and it's not like they are in the past. They are front and center...still going on.

[Stallion]

2. There is a 13 Point Swing Between Favorable/Unfavorable Responses

the Donald is almost twice as unfavorable than Clinton

[bunchofpenguins]

65. There's a winning ticket.

"Clinton 2016: Not as hated as the other guy"

[msongs]

3. latest actual vote tallies: hillary leads trump and bringing up the rear is the independent senator

[imagine2015]

6. Oh my! I missed that. So when was the general election for President held?

And what states did Hillary win in the electoral college even before the election was held and before she was nominated?

[bunchofpenguins]

45. Except for the fact that

Hillary won a bunch of conservative, southern states that will probably never flip Democrat in the general.

[Metric System]

58. Are y'all still using that stupid talking point? Hillary won a bunch of swing states too.

[bunchofpenguins]

66. The swing states she won were near tossups, very close margins.

Don't say too much about her viability.

[Skwmom]

4. She will end up surpassing Trump. n/t

[imagine2015]

7. It might just take a push or two by Trump with a weak response by Hillary.

[Skwmom]

10. There are key facts that once they become common knowledge will make her unfavorables skyrocket.

Ms. Clinton's Cheerleader is going to go into meltdown mode.

[Ferd Berfel]

17. I think you're correct

again............

[Sheepshank]

21. just goes to show...favorables doesn't win a Primary or an election n/t

[Red Oak]

23. The dirty tricks will make the negatives continue to go up.

She cheats to win, even when she doesn't have to.

See Nevada.

[senz]

36. +100

[ericson00]

24. maybe if Bernie would just concede

then this would be a non-thing.

[senz]

29. Kewl. Then we could have President Trump

if that's what you want.

[libdem4life]

53. What a freaking brilliant concept! Who would have thought of that?

Sorry. Bernie Is Not Going To Concede. He speaks for millions, and millions have not even had the opportunity to vote yet.

Good luck with that.

[floriduck]

26. All it takes is fraud like in Nevada this week to

push her diving favorable rating into the dumper.

[senz]

27. It's interesting that Sanders' favorables top Clinton's among Democrats.

Candidates' Images Among Democrats

May 9-15, 2016

Clinton Favorable 69% Unfavorable 27%

Sanders Favorable 73% Unfavorable 16%

And yet her strange "primary victories" make her appear to be the preferred one.

If there weren't so many murky, questionable primaries it might be easier to swallow this notable discrepancy.

imagine2015, I was replying to your other OP when the nasties got it hidden. It stated the truth.

Thank you for working so diligently for the future of this country and of the world.

[arcane1]

28. That explains why she's now saying "I'll put Bill in charge!" n/t

[senz]

38. Insightful comment!

[JoePhilly]

43. Listening to you guys whine about President Clinton ...

... for the next eight years will be awesome.

[Jude the Obscure]

54. For you. Maybe

Ill pass on President Trump.

[JCMach1]

48. Don't think the righties don't hate Bernie, they just hate Hillary more at this moment

The longer the Primary drags on, both Hillary and Bernie will lose more favorability... especially if they (and their followers) keep bashing the shit out of each other.

Full disclosure... I have made a firm decision to support the nominee, not anyone in the Primaries.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

51. The relentless, never ending attack of Hillary by the right here on DU and elsewhere

accounts for this.

Of course the number of people here on DU may be small, but the talking points used here to destroy her are used everywhere.

[libdem4life]

55. Geez...she writes them herself. Stop the Victim Card.

No one forced them to scam money for their "non-profit". No one forced them to Pay for Play recklessly with foreign, um investors. And the email thing is tying back into the Benghazi (scandal?) as she runs over to the Republicans for money.

Hillary playing the Shady Clinton Shuffle along with the Female Victim Card and it's not becoming to the Democratic Party.

That's a summation of her history. She wrote it, not I or anyone else here.

[dchill]

56. Good thing Jane Sanders closed Burlington College down!

That's not a talking point, is it? Hillary's negatives are all her own fault. What a scandal magnet - but I hear it pays well.

[Arugula Latte]

70. Poor Hillary.

Her long sleazy documented record of lies and corruption are not her fault!

[Jackie Wilson Said]

75. Drumpf White House facilitator

[Arugula Latte]

80. Lol. That's all you've got?

Lots of parrots around here.

"You must vote for my terrible candidate or it must mean you are a Trump fan."

[Jackie Wilson Said]

81. Facilitating the deportation of 11 million, how will they sleep nights?

[Arugula Latte]

82. Hillary voted to invade Iraq.

Hundreds of thousands were killed and slaughtered.

How do you sleep nights, knowing you're voting for a person who facilitated mass murder of innocents?

See how that works?

[Jackie Wilson Said]

83. I am voting for Bernie. But if he loses, I will do what ALL liberals AND Bernie will do, you

on the other hand appear unwilling to do that, oh well.

[Arugula Latte]

84. My state will go blue no matter what.

But, if looks like it is a toss-up here as we get close to the election, I'll probably put on my clothespin and vote for the sleazy, corrupt candidate with a D by her name, as opposed to the sleazy, corrupt candidate with an R by his name.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

85. good

[imagine2015]

73. Hillary is a victim of her own policies and actions. Can't blame anyone else.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

74. Drumpf White House facilitator

[jamese777]

57. Popular Votes Thus Far

Hillary Clinton: 12,728,415
Donald Trump: 11,025,505
Bernie Sanders: 9,627,509

I may not LIKE my boss but when I get a profit sharing bonus check, I appreciate her.

[pdsimdars]

72. And you take those numbers as gospel, right?

Were you aware that there are a number of states (I think the caucus states) like Washington, where Bernie won by 40%, something like 70.6% to 29.2% and he got ZERO votes for that.

Do you "get" that? ZERO votes for a crushing win. That makes those vote totals that seem to be the foundation of your castle into quick sand.

[CobaltBlue]

67. imagine2015—This is not surprising.

[ViseGrip]

69. Go Bernie!

[pdsimdars]

71. Can't keep that gal down!

[dubyadiprecession]

77. Don't worry about Polls in may, they don't matter...

The conventions are what make the difference, and they are a few months away.