Poll: Trump presidency would embarrass half of Americans
Donald Trump maintains his lead among the GOP field but half of Americans would be embarrassed to have the real estate mogul as president, a new poll found.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday shows Trump leading his next nearest opponent, Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) 28 to 24 percent, but the Republican presidential front-runner trails behind both major Democratic hopefuls in the general election.
While half of all polled would be embarrassed to have Trump as president, the majority of that sentiment comes from Democrats and independents.
For Republicans, 44 percent would be proud to have Trump in the White House, twice as much as GOP voters who would be embarrassed. Only 4 percent of Democrats and 20 percent of independents would be proud to having Trump be president.
The poll also shows that only 41 percent of those polled think he has a "good chance" of beating the Democratic nominee, though again, the attitudes run along party lines: Among Republicans, 70 percent think he has a good chance; among Democrats, 14 percent think he stands a good chance, while Trump fares better among independents, 40 percent of whom think he can beat the Democratic nominee.
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A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday shows Trump leading his next nearest opponent, Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) 28 to 24 percent, but the Republican presidential front-runner trails behind both major Democratic hopefuls in the general election.
While half of all polled would be embarrassed to have Trump as president, the majority of that sentiment comes from Democrats and independents.
For Republicans, 44 percent would be proud to have Trump in the White House, twice as much as GOP voters who would be embarrassed. Only 4 percent of Democrats and 20 percent of independents would be proud to having Trump be president.
The poll also shows that only 41 percent of those polled think he has a "good chance" of beating the Democratic nominee, though again, the attitudes run along party lines: Among Republicans, 70 percent think he has a good chance; among Democrats, 14 percent think he stands a good chance, while Trump fares better among independents, 40 percent of whom think he can beat the Democratic nominee.
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It doesn't make any sense at all to talk about who would beat whom in the general election 10 1/2 months from now.