Fifty-three percent of likely U.S. voters have a favorable impression of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a Rasmussen survey which was conducted before President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter in a move which may have destroyed whatever legacy the Delaware Democrat hoped to leave in his wake.
According to Rasmussen, Trump’s support includes 35 percent with a “very favorable” opinion. On the other hand, 46 percent view him unfavorably including 31 percent with a “very unfavorable” opinion.
However, according to Rasmussen, much of this could be attributed to partisan politics.
“Predictably,” Rasmussen said, “Democrats and Republicans have widely divergent opinions about Trump. Eighty-nine percent (89%) of Republicans view Trump favorably, while 78% of Democrats have an unfavorable impression of the president-elect.”
When it comes to political philosophy, Rasmussen revealed, “Eighty percent (80%) of self-identified liberal voters have a Very Unfavorable opinion of Trump, while 82% of conservatives view him at least somewhat favorably. Among moderate voters, Trump is viewed favorably by 45% and unfavorably by 55%.”
Rasmussen conducted the poll Nov. 20-21 and 24 from among 1,266 likely voters. There was a +/- 3 percentage point sampling error with a 95 percent confidence level.
Rasmussen also discovered that the “gender gap” is still important to how Trump is viewed, with 59 percent of men and 48 percent of women viewing him favorably.
And this may be where Democrats underestimated the former president back on Nov. 5: According to
Rasmussen, “Trump is viewed favorably by 57% of whites, 42% of black voters, 52% of Hispanics and 40% of other minorities. Majorities of every age group have a favorable opinion of Trump, but voters 65 and older are most likely to have a Very Favorable impression.”
Trump crushed Kamala Harris at the polls, not only capturing 312 Electoral College votes and taking all of the so-called “battleground states,” but also winning the popular vote.
The former president was hounded over the past couple of years since announcing he would run again, as Democrats unleashed what many consider to have been a series of politically-charged criminal prosecutions and investigations. Still, he won the election.
