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According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans’ views of Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have reached new lows.
This comes as the two leading GOP contenders continue to wage a war of words over their views on policy, their political records, and even their wives.
“Trump has always had the worst image of any of these five candidates, and his image has slipped further among Americans since January,” Gallup writes. “His current -35 net favorable rating (30% favorable and 65% unfavorable) is the worst for him in any month since tracking began."
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“Cruz, like Trump, has seen his image deteriorate in recent months, and Cruz's net favorable score of -16 (based on 32% favorable and 48% unfavorable) is now the second lowest of the five candidates. Cruz used to be significantly more popular; at one point in November, he was basically tied with Kasich and Sanders as having the highest net favorable rating of any of these five candidates.”
Similarly, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s image has suffered over the past two months.
The former secretary of state's net favorability rating dropped from -6 in January to -11 in March, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ rating has improved to +10, his most positive net favorability recorded since tracking began in July 2015.
Americans view Ohio Gov. John Kasich most favorably of any of the five candidates, with a current net favorability rating of +19.
Kasich has arguably done the best job at avoiding banter with and attacks on rival candidates.