Q Poll: Half Of American Voters Would Be Embarrassed By Trump Presidency

Donald Trump’s lead over Ted Cruz has shrunk to just 4 percentage points in the second national poll after last week’s Republican debate. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., is gaining ground on the real estate tycoon. Marco Rubio of Florida has 12 percent and Dr. Ben Carson has 10 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds.

The poll raises red flags for Trump for the general election: 50 percent of all voters said they’d be “embarrassed” if Trump were president, while 35 percent said they’d be red-faced by Hillary Clinton in the White House.

“Half of American voters say they’d be embarrassed to have Donald Trump as their Commander in Chief”, says Tim Malloy, who is the assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, “and most Americans think he doesn’t have a good chance in November, but there he is still at the top of the Republican heap”.

Trump leads all candidates in New Hampshire with 32 percent. Late Monday, he reached a new low when talking about Hillary Clinton.

Trump has the support of 28 percent of the GOP pack, with Sen.

The “embarassed” question asked voters if they would be proud or embarassed if Trump were elected.

The poll shows Trump, the NY businessman, leading with 28 percent.

That will be a problem for Republicans if Trump wins the nomination, even apart from any supposed “embarrassment” factor.

Now, things get a bit more interesting when Trump is placed side by side with Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. Bernie Sanders, if an election were held immediately and it wouldn’t be close. Bernie Sanders 61-30 percent in the Democratic race. Ted Cruz, now trailing only Trump in polls, “will be an interesting fight”.

The Quinnipiac Poll was done from December 16 to 20 and included 1,140 registered voters, which yields a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points. Moreover, 58 percent have indicated that they don’t perceive Trump as honest and trustworthy although 58 percent have also said that they believe he has strong leadership qualities.

The survey included 508 Republicans with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points and 462 Democrats with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points.