Donald Trump was already unpopular, but he just hit a new low

Donald Trump.
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Seven in every 10 Americans holds a negative opinion of Donald Trump, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Wednesday, marking the highest unfavorability rating for the presumptive Republican nominee in the entire 2016 campaign.

Clinton is also not happily looked upon by Americans, holding a negative favorability rating of 55 percent — but despite Clinton being her least liked in two decades, she is still vastly preferred to Trump, whom 56 percent of respondents said they "strongly" disliked. In fact, Trump's negative ratings have skyrocketed up 10 percentage points since last month.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.