Trump, Clinton Score "Historic" Unfavorable Ratings: Survey

Election candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have shown "net negative ratings in double digits". It seems to indicate that the front-runners for both the parties' Presidential nominations are being seen negatively "at historic levels," since 1984, says a CBS/New York Times poll.

Trump's net negative is at -33, and his favorable rating of 24% is against 57% of voters with unfavourable perceptions. Clinton's showing is just a bit better, with a net negative of -21, which registers a 31% "favorable rating and a 52% unfavorable rating" says the poll.

Hence, their negatives are more than those of the earlier front-runners. President Barack Obama was viewed favorably as well as unfavorably in 2012 by "an equal share of voters" even as Republican nominee Mitt Romney got a total net negative of -7.

In the earlier election of 2008, both Obama and Sen. John McCain garnered net positive ratings of 16 and 7 points.

Another Clinton in 1992, Bill Clinton, got an unfavorable rating, with a net negative of -17.

Both the political parties too are not viewed too favourably. The Republican Party is observed with a favour of 28 per cent, while the other Democratic party is given a favourable rating of 46%

On the whole, 66% of Americans seem to have a poor view of the GOP. CBS believes that it matches the lowest rating that has ever been polled.

Another CBS/NYT poll touched on "hypothetical general election match-ups."

While Clinton leads Trump by 10 points and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz by 3 points, her winning lead vanishes against Ohio Gov. John Kasich. She falls behind him by 4 points.

On the other hand, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is Clinton's arch rival, leads Trump by 15 points. His high rating is mainly because of the strong support he enjoys among independent voters.