Donald Trump has engineered something somewhat unprecedented in modern-day politics—a near 180 degree turnaround in his favorability ratings with GOP voters in just three months.
From a Monmouth poll released Monday:
GOP voters' view of Trump
Now: 52% favorable/35% unfavorable
July: 40% favorable/41% unfavorable
June: 20% favorable/55% unfavorable
Stunning. Not only is Trump
trouncing all the other "serious" candidates in the polls among Republican voters, his favorables are skyrocketing. Meanwhile, the population at large has a
downright dismal view of Trump. Go figure.
Yet he's wildly popular in every single Republican demographic group.
• Ideology – Trump leads Walker 27% to 16% among very conservative voters; has 22% support among somewhat conservative voters to 14% for Bush and 12% for Walker; and takes 28% of the moderate to liberal voter compared to 20% for Bush.
• Tea Party – Tea Party supporters back Trump (35%) over Walker (15%) and Cruz (11%). Non-Tea Party supporters split their top support between Trump (20%) and Bush (16%).
• Age – Trump (26%) has a clear lead over Bush (15%) and Walker (12%) among voters age 50 and older. Those under 50 years old also prefer Trump (26%) over Walker (10%) and Bush (9%).
• Gender – Trump leads among both male and female Republicans, with men (32%) giving him a large advantage over Bush (13%) and Walker (11%). Women (20%) give him a narrower lead over Walker (12%) and Bush (11%).
Near total domination among Republicans. Sucking wind with everyone else. Too bad everyone else kind of matters when it comes to electing a president.