Women increasingly dislike Donald Trump, white men aren't voting for Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump has a problem with women, and Hillary Clinton has a problem among white men, according to polls, exit polling, and political strategists.
In a Reuters-Ipsos poll taken March 1-15, half of likely female voters said they have a "very unfavorable" opinion of Trump, up from 40 percent in October. His numbers are better among men, where his "very unfavorable" numbers are 36 percent, and Republican women, 60 percent of whom have viewed him favorably for months, but more women have voted in presidential elections than men since 1996, Reuters says, citing U.S. Census data. "If the presidential election were tomorrow, women would be a big problem for Trump," Republican strategist David Carney tells Reuters. "But he has time to fix it."
Clinton beat Barack Obama among white men in the 2008 primary season, but this year she's losing them to Bernie Sanders — or Donald Trump — in major battleground states, The New York Times reports. On Tuesday, for example, she won all five states but lost among white men in all of them, including by double digits in North Carolina, Missouri, and Ohio, according to exit polls. Democrats have lost the white-male vote in every election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, but Democratic strategists say Clinton would be in much better shape if she won at least 35 percent of white men, versus the 32 percent Walter Mondale won in his big loss in 1984.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
"Her most serious relationship problem is with white men, on a policy issue front but also stylistically," Democratic pollster Peter Hart tells The Times, "and she is at real risk for running worse than the average Democrat with white males." If Clinton and Trump win their respective nominations, maybe someone can write a book about the Mars-Venus election.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
-
Try 6 free issues of The Week Junior
Spark your child's curiosity with The Week Junior - the award-winning current affairs magazine for 8-14s.
By The Week Published
-
Netanyahu's Rafah attack vow snarls truce deal
Speed Read Hours before the truce deal was to be finalized, Netanyahu said Israel will invade Rafah regardless
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Today's political cartoons - May 1, 2024
Cartoons Wednesday's cartoons - beware of governor, biting debates, and more
By The Week US Published
-
Ukraine cheers House approval of military aid
Speed Read Following a lengthy struggle, the House has approved $95 billion in aid for Ukraine and Israel
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Poland, Germany nab alleged anti-Ukraine spies
Speed Read A man was arrested over a supposed Russian plot to kill Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Israel hits Iran with retaliatory airstrike
Speed Read The attack comes after Iran's drone and missile barrage last weekend
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Peter Murrell: Sturgeon's husband charged over SNP 'embezzlement' claims
Speed Read SNP expresses 'shock' as former chief executive rearrested in long-running investigation into claims of mishandled campaign funds
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
-
Mark Menzies: Tories investigate MP after 'bad people' cash claims
Speed Read Fylde MP will sit as an independent while party looks into allegations he misused campaign funds on medical expenses and blackmail pay-out
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
-
Why Johnson won't just pass Ukraine aid
Speed Read The House Speaker could have sent $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine — but it would have split his caucus
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Sudan on brink of collapse after a year of war
Speed Read 18 million people face famine as the country continues its bloody downward spiral
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Trump's first criminal trial starts with jury picks
Speed Read The former president faces charges related to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published