Donald Trump's rise continues, according to a new
Washington Post/ABC News poll. Apparently vicious anti-immigrant rhetoric
will do wonderful things for your favorable ratings from Republicans:
Nearly six in 10 -- 57 percent -- Republicans now have a favorable view of Trump, compared to 40 percent who have an unfavorable one. That marks a complete reversal from a late-May Post-ABC poll, in which 65 percent of Republicans saw Trump unfavorably.
But while Trump's favorable ratings have even climbed slightly among Democrats and liberals (though remaining below 20 percent with both groups), it's not all sunshine and roses:
Hispanics represent one group where Trump's image, perhaps understandably, has soured since his negative comments about Mexican illegal immigrants. Trump's unfavorable ratings among Hispanics rose sharply from 60 percent in May to 81 percent now. His favorable ratings are 13 percent among Hispanics, little changed from the previous survey.
Let's all
look back at where Trump said he was going to win the Latino vote and point and laugh, shall we?
But this is another moment to remember when the Republican establishment tries to separate itself from Trump's hatred of Latino immigrants: A lot of Republican voters ate that shit up.