This latest CNN poll confirms what I've already guessed: the upcoming general election campaign is going to be the most brutal one in decades. Yep, the attack ads are going to be flyin', because:
Poll: Trump, Clinton score historic unfavorable ratings
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton register net negative ratings in double digits, indicating the front-runners for each party's presidential nominations are viewed negatively at historic levels, according to a new CBS/New York Times poll.
That makes Trump and Clinton viewed more unfavorably than any front-runner for either party since 1984, when CBS began polling voters on the question.
On the Republican side, Trump scores a net negative of -33, with a favorable rating of 24% compared to 57% of voters who view him unfavorably. On the Democratic side, Clinton fares only slightly better with a net negative of -21, registering a 31% favorable rating and a 52% unfavorable rating, according to the poll.
Both candidates' negatives far outweigh front-runners of the past. In 2012, President Barack Obama was viewed favorably and unfavorably by an equal share of voters, while Republican nominee Mitt Romney scored a net negative of -7. In 2008, both Obama and Sen. John McCain had net positive ratings of 16 and 7 points, respectively.
The previous highest unfavorable rating since 1984 actually belongs to another Clinton -- former President Bill Clinton, who in 1992 had a net negative rating of -17....
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/22/politics/2016-election-poll-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/----------
Might as well leave everyone hanging with that last sentence. Hmmm, "former President Bill Clinton, who in 1992 had a net negative rating of -17" was certainly hated by a lot of folks even when times were good and he was well-liked.
