In a survey of business economists released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics, Hillary Clinton wins a vote of confidence—by a landslide.
Roughly 55% said Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic nominee, would do the best job of managing the economy.
About 14% picked Mr. Trump—slightly less than the 15% who selected Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and the 15% who said they didn’t know or had no opinion. ( The figures didn’t add up to exactly 100% due to rounding.)
Among the reasons Trump has so little support: trade policy and his calls for mass deportations. Among the findings, "65% said U.S. trade policy should be more open and free versus 9% who said it should be more protectionist. Only 8% said the U.S. should deport all unauthorized immigrants while 64% backed a program to legalize undocumented immigrants already living in the U.S."
It goes well beyond a refusal to back Trump come November. Six out of 10 of the business economists surveyed say that his presence in the election and uncertainty surrounding it "is holding back economic growth at least somewhat."
There goes the Republican brand.