Trump's Image Slides Among Republicans.
Byline: Frank Newport and Andrew Dugan
Synopsis: Donald Trump's favorable rating among Republicans dropped from 69% to 64% after the release of the 2005 video and Sunday's debate, while Hillary Clinton's favorable image among Democrats edged up from 81% to 84%.
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Donald Trump's favorable rating among Republicans dropped from 69% to 64% in the fallout after The Washington Post released a 2005 video in which he made lewd comments about women, and after the second presidential debate on Sunday night. Trump's unfavorable rating ticked up slightly from 30% to 33%. There was virtually no change in Trump's already poor image among independents or Democrats.
Hillary Clinton over the past five days has seen her favorable rating rise from 81% to 84% among Democrats, but take a slightly negative turn among independents, from 35% to 32%. Clinton herself has been the focus of news events, including WikiLeaks-released transcripts of emails involving Clinton, her campaign strategy and Wall Street speeches. Gallup polling finds that debate watchers saw Clinton as the winner of Sunday night's debate.
The gulf between the partisan ratings of the two candidates at this point is substantial. Trump now has a 64% favorable rating among Republicans (for Oct. 7-11), while Clinton enjoys an 84% favorable rating among Democrats. Both candidates have high unfavorables among those in the opposing party, while Clinton has a slight edge among independents.
Though the 2005 video of Trump came out before Gallup interviewing began on Friday, his image did not begin to deteriorate among Republicans until the weekend, perhaps reflecting a delayed reaction to Republican leaders' public drop in support. Across the four days, Oct. 8-11, Trump's favorable among Republicans is 61% with a 36% unfavorable rating.
Given the lack of change in ratings among independents and Democrats, the effect of these events on Trump's image among Americans as a whole is slight. For the six days through Oct. 6, Trump averaged a 32% favorable, 64% unfavorable rating. Over the past five days, Oct. 7-11, Trump's favorable rating was 31%, with a similar one-percentage-point rise in his unfavorables, to 65%. Clinton's favorable among all Americans also remained stable, with her favorable dropping by one point (to 41%) while her unfavorable went up by one point (to 55%).
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