Politico
By Brianna Ehley
August 24, 2015
Donald
Trump’s bromides on undocumented immigrants appear to have deeply
damaged whatever appeal he might have once had among Hispanic voters.
A
new Gallup poll released Monday evening found that 65 percent of
Hispanic voters say they have an unfavorable view of Trump, compared
with 14 percent who view him favorably—
yielding him a net favorable score of -51, well below any other
presidential candidate.
Trump’s
low rating isn’t surprising given his remarks about Mexico in his June
presidential announcement speech — saying the country intentionally
sends criminals over
the border. “They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime. They’re
rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border
guards and they’re telling us what we’re getting,” the Republican
presidential candidate said.
He
has largely stood by his comments, and released an immigration plan
calling for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, the
building of a 1,900-mile wall across
the U.S.-Mexico border, and the revocation of birthright citizenship.
Other
Republican candidates with net unfavorable ratings among Hispanics
included former Texas governor Rick Perry and Sen. Ted Cruz, both
scoring -7, and former Virginia
governor Jim Gilmore with -6.
Jeb
Bush, meanwhile, racked up the highest favorability rating among GOP
candidates with a +11 net favorable score, followed by Marco Rubio with
+5 and Carly Fiorina with
+3.
On
the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton has a net favorable rating of +40,
followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders with a +5 favorability score.
Gallup
interviewed a random sample of 2,183 Hispanic adults aged 18 and older
between July 8-Aug. 23. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5
percentage points.
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