After the first major inter party GOP battle, the score is Donald Trump 1 to Sen. John McCain zero.
A new Rasmussen Reports poll taken after Trump ‘dissed McCain’s prison time in the “Hanoi Hilton” as a POW during the Vietnam War, likely Republican voters gave Trump a 52 percent favorable rating. McCain received a 51 percent favorable rating.
But support from Trump is broader among those giving him a “very favorable” rating. For Trump it was 26 percent versus 14 percent for McCain.
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Among all likely voters, the story is different, said Rasmussen, with nearly half having a “very unfavorable” opinion. Those results:
Trump
— Very favorable – 15 percent.
— Somewhat favorable – 19 percent.
— Somewhat unfavorable – 18 percent.
— Very unfavorable – 46 percent.
— Unsure – 2 percent.
McCain
— Very favorable – 9 percent.
— Somewhat favorable – 35 percent.
— Somewhat unfavorable – 29 percent.
— Very unfavorable – 19 percent.
— Unsure – 9 percent.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
