http://www.democracycorps.com/attachments/article/1025/Dcor_RPP_Memo_2.29.2016_FOR%20RELEASE.pdfThe GOP Civil War and its OpportunitiesFebruary 29, 2016
...In a general election against Hillary Clinton, 20 percent of the Republican base is dislodged from
Donald Trump, saying they will vote for another candidate, don’t know or will not vote; 5 percent
of Republicans say they will vote for Clinton. That is twice the uncertainty as for ballots
with Cruz and Rubio, though Hillary’s vote is a touch higher in those matchups. The possible
fragmentation of the base is most evident with the Moderates.
Those dislodged voters respond to the attacks on Trump and positive Democratic messages, and
the vote shifts further from the Republican nominee at the end of the survey.
The strongest attacks on Trump charge that he is an ego-maniac who cares more about himself
than the country, that he is very disrespectful towards women, and that he is a threat to national
security and should not have control of our nuclear weapons...........