The most damaging number for Trump in the new Fox News poll

[Luis Gonzalez]

The most damaging number for Trump in the new Fox News poll
By Marc A. Thiessen
American Enterprise Institute

The Fox News poll released last night had a lot of bad news for Donald Trump.  He is now down seven points against Hillary Clinton, 45% to 38%.  And after a terrible two weeks in which he spent several days attacking a former Miss Universe, then saw the release of a “hot mic” recording in which he bragged about groping women, then spent several days attacking Republicans who distanced themselves from him over the video of him bragging about groping, Trump has lost significant ground among women.

Since the last Fox News poll Oct. 3-6, Trump is now:

• Down 12 points among women ages 45 and over
• Down 10 points among suburban women
• Down seven points among white women with a college degree; and
• Down six points with GOP women

But the really devastating number buried in the poll is this one:

Fox asked voters whether the two candidates were “very qualified,” “somewhat qualified,” “not very qualified” or “not at all” qualified to be president.

49% said Trump was “not at all” qualified to be president. In other words, half of all American voters believe Trump has no business being anywhere near the Oval Office. That is a devastating number.

Another 7% say he is “not very” qualified, so overall 56% of Americans believe he is not qualified to be president, compared to just 31% who say that about Clinton. Now those numbers are not broken down by state, so it is possible that in states where Trump is competitive a smaller fraction of the electorate considers him unqualified. And with third party candidates pulling 10% of the vote, he only needs a plurality to win. But still, that is a tough ceiling to break through.

It appears that unless some Americans plan to pull the lever for a candidate they believe in unqualified for the job, Trump is going to have a hard time winning the White House.

http://www.aei.org/publication/most-damaging-for-trump-fox-news-poll/

[Norm Lenhart]

"It appears that unless some Americans plan to pull the lever for a candidate they believe in unqualified for the job, Trump is going to have a hard time winning the White House."

Ahem....

WAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!

[NavyCanDo]

Why Hillary's qualification numbers didn't mirror Trump's is beyond me.  Neither are qualified.

[montanajoe]

49% said Trump was “not at all” qualified to be president. In other words, half of all American voters believe Trump has no business being anywhere near the Oval Office

Geez half of the country is smarter than I have been giving them credit for all these years..Who knew

[Norm Lenhart]

Why Hillary's qualification numbers didn't mirror Trump's is beyond me.  Neither are qualified.

Because most of the country is liberal now. They really don't have a problem with a lot of what hillary stands for. Lest we forget, in 12, over 150,000,000 voters combined chose a liberal candidate.

[LadyLiberty]

Why Hillary's qualification numbers didn't mirror Trump's is beyond me.  Neither are qualified.

True.  She should have been so easy to beat.  A great opportunity has been wasted on a thin-skinned, narcissistic, groper con man clown.

[TomSea]

When do the dead of Libya, Syria and Iraq vote?

[biff]

Wonder how long it will be after the election before all these "holier than thou's" wake up and see the seriousness of their mistake of not voting for the orange faced hustler from NY? I cannot stand the SOB but I do care enough about this country we are leaving our kids and grandchildren to at least make an attempt to save it from the likes of Klinton and all her kind.

This country was able to survive 8 years of scumbags running it into the ground but it will never make it another 8 years of even more aggressive destruction, all because we did not "like" our candidate. Of course, he did not help himself either but he has made an almost herculean campaign with trips and rallies daily, something the Ole Hill couldn't do. Hell, she can't even walk up some steps much less try to keep up with him.

[Jazzhead]

There's a difference between 49% of Americans thinking Trump is "not at all qualified" to be President,  and any kind of similar number thinking he is unfit to be President.     

Trump's manifestly "unqualified",  he's a businessman and television personality,  with not a scintilla of governmental legislative,  bureaucratic or executive experience.    He's unqualified the way Ross Perot was unqualified.   

But whether he is unfit for office is the $64,000 question.   And that he is - by temperament,  by his psychological imbalance,  but the weight of his mercurial,  tantrum-prone, almost child-like personality.   

[LadyLiberty]

There's a difference between 49% of Americans thinking Trump is "not at all qualified" to be President,  and any kind of similar number thinking he is unfit to be President.     

Trump's manifestly "unqualified",  he's a businessman and television personality,  with not a scintilla of governmental legislative,  bureaucratic or executive experience.    He's unqualified the way Ross Perot was unqualified.   

But whether he is unfit for office is the $64,000 question.   And that he is - by temperament,  by his psychological imbalance,  but the weight of his mercurial,  tantrum-prone, almost child-like personality.

I would like to know his definition of "checks and balances" with regards to the constitution.  Bet he couldn't do it.

[TomSea]

Wonder how long it will be after the election before all these "holier than thou's" wake up and see the seriousness of their mistake of not voting for the orange faced hustler from NY? I cannot stand the SOB but I do care enough about this country we are leaving our kids and grandchildren to at least make an attempt to save it from the likes of Klinton and all her kind.

This country was able to survive 8 years of scumbags running it into the ground but it will never make it another 8 years of even more aggressive destruction, all because we did not "like" our candidate. Of course, he did not help himself either but he has made an almost herculean campaign with trips and rallies daily, something the Ole Hill couldn't do. Hell, she can't even walk up some steps much less try to keep up with him.

That hits the nail on the head.

There's a lot of potential danger with a Clinton presidency, gun control, supreme court, etc.

I gather sound men like Pence, Sessions and so on; can keep Trump disciplined, Trump's children have turned out well.

Clinton already has a proven record of getting thousands of people killed, Jihadism growing under her stewardship as SOS and they'll probably try to run Huma down the road, as Presidency if Clinton wins.

[TomSea]

I would like to know his definition of "checks and balances" with regards to the constitution.  Bet he couldn't do it.

Bet Bush and Obama can't do it, gee, too bad Ted Cruz and Glenn Beck aren't running for President.

[txradioguy]

When do the dead of Libya, Syria and Iraq vote?

They have to wait in line behind d the dead in Chicago NYC and other Liberal hell holes.

[txradioguy]

Bet Bush and Obama can't do it, gee, too bad Ted Cruz and Glenn Beck aren't running for President.

Bush had a better record of comprehending and respecting the Constitution... to include checks and balances than Obama Hillary or Trump ever will.

[txradioguy]

So I guess now the Trumpers will turn on the very same news outlet that put Trump where he is now because they dared to post a poll with bad numbers for Orange Wonderful.

[Norm Lenhart]

Bush had a better record of comprehending and respecting the Constitution... to include checks and balances than Obama Hillary or Trump ever will.

Someone makes a lot of noise about Bush to divert people away from the fact that the Bush presidency was prime time for Trump's donating to the Democrats...including Hillary.

What an odd coincidence. The Democrats that threw the entire middle east into chaos. And Trump was donating to them at that time. Hmmm...I wonder if there's a connection?

[txradioguy]

Someone makes a lot of noise about Bush to divert people away from the fact that the Bush presidency was prime time for Trump's donating to the Democrats...including Hillary.

What an odd coincidence. The Democrats that threw the entire middle east into chaos. And Trump was donating to them at that time. Hmmm...I wonder if there's a connection?

I certainly don't believe in coincidence.

[geronl]

Why Hillary's qualification numbers didn't mirror Trump's is beyond me.  Neither are qualified.

That is true, I would have loved to see Hannity's face when he got these results though.

[Oceander]

Bet Bush and Obama can't do it, gee, too bad Ted Cruz and Glenn Beck aren't running for President.

Agreed, because Cruz, and even Glenn Beck, would have a chance of beating Clinton, unlike the orange POS forced on us by the orangeshirts supporting Trump.

[geronl]

Wonder how long it will be after the election before all these "holier than thou's" wake up and see the seriousness of their mistake of not voting for the orange faced hustler from NY? I cannot stand the SOB but I do care enough about this country we are leaving our kids and grandchildren to at least make an attempt to save it from the likes of Klinton and all her kind.

Trumpers are the ones who are "holier than thou".

[Norm Lenhart]

Trumpers are the ones who are "holier than thou".

It is mindnumbing to sit here and watch people demanding complete purity and aligence to their liberal candidate talk about how other people are 'holier than thou.' The complete lack of self awareness is a thing to behold.

[Emjay]

Why Hillary's qualification numbers didn't mirror Trump's is beyond me.  Neither are qualified.

Hillary is a democrat.  Does that clear it up for you?

[Emjay]

Wonder how long it will be after the election before all these "holier than thou's" wake up and see the seriousness of their mistake of not voting for the orange faced hustler from NY? I cannot stand the SOB but I do care enough about this country we are leaving our kids and grandchildren to at least make an attempt to save it from the likes of Klinton and all her kind.

This country was able to survive 8 years of scumbags running it into the ground but it will never make it another 8 years of even more aggressive destruction, all because we did not "like" our candidate. Of course, he did not help himself either but he has made an almost herculean campaign with trips and rallies daily, something the Ole Hill couldn't do. Hell, she can't even walk up some steps much less try to keep up with him.

Nobody is going to wake up.  What you fail to understand is that we know quite well how horrible Hillary is.  Nothing she does is gonna surprise anyone.

On the other hand, Trump supporters actually think they are supporting a decent guy who will have good programs.  They would have a huge wake-up call within 30 days of the election.

Fortunately for their psyches, Trump is going to lose and they can ride off into the sunset on a halcyon glow of what might have been if all us folk who refused to vote for a psychopath had not cheated them out of the great victory.

[ConstitutionRose]

Why Hillary's qualification numbers didn't mirror Trump's is beyond me.  Neither are qualified.

If you just read her resume she is "qualified".  Heck my MIL thinks graduating from Harvard makes you qualified (unless you are Ted Cruz).  It would be interesting to see the same question asked with the word "fit" substituted for "qualified".  I wonder if that would change the responses.

[XenaLee]

Trump has shown himself to be qualified for one thing and one thing only.  Making a complete @ss out of himself, publicly, and repeatedly.



No poll is needed to show that.  It's rather obvious.