The Donald Trump polling disaster

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1. Americans disapprove of Trump on Orlando – poll

A 51% majority of Americans told a CBS News poll they disapproved of how Trump has responded to the Orlando mass shooting. Only 25% approved.

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Poll respondents narrowly approved of Hillary Clinton’s response to the attack, by a 36-34 margin. Respondents approved of Barack Obama’s actions by a 44-34 margin.

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2. Seven in 10 view Trump unfavorably – poll

A record number of respondents in a separate Washington Post poll – 70% – said they had an unfavorable impression of Trump. Hispanic respondents were less kind, with 89% viewing Trump unfavorably.

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Most troubling for Trump, perhaps, was an apparent erosion of base support. His net favorable rating among white voters without a college degree was measured at minus-7 – down from plus-14 in May.

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3. Trump dismisses polls as ‘phony’

While Trump has not been talking as much lately about his poll numbers, he referred on Wednesday to “the phony poll numbers that I’m seeing”. “Watch what the end result is”, Trump said.

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4. Sanders ‘not ending it’

An invitation by Bernie Sanders for supporters to join him for an announcement Thursday fueled speculation that he would suspend his presidential bid. ‘Wrong!’ his spokesman said.

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Tomorrow night, no, he’s not ending it. We’re working our way through that, how to go forward on that front. This message to supporters is going to be a lot broader than that ... He knows how to count.

– Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs

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5. Americans favor assault weapons ban

Support for an assault weapons ban appeared to have surged following the Orlando shooting, the CBS poll found. Support for a ban had risen to 57% of adults surveyed, up from 44% in December.

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