Saturday, May 7, 2016

The Most Hated Candidate For President Usually Wins... and Other Data Points

Via Instapundit:  Since 1984, the candidate with the higher strong unfavorable rating has won. Ronald Reagan was more strongly disliked than Walter Mondale; George H. W. Bush was more strongly disliked than Michael Dukakis; Bill Clinton was more strongly disliked than Bob Dole; George W. Bush was more strongly disliked than John Kerry; Barack Obama was more strongly disliked than John McCain and Mitt Romney.
There have only been two occasions where the more disliked person lost: In 1992 and 2000. George H. W. Bush had higher strong unfavorable ratings but lost to Bill Clinton and Al Gore had higher strong unfavorable than George W. Bush but lost.
1290 WJNO: In the advent of the polling age (1930's), there hasn't been a full-term President succeeded by a President in their party without an approval rating of at least 54% . Also in the advent of the polling age, there hasn't been a full-term President that has been succeeded by a President in their own party unless at least half of voters viewed the country as being on the right track.
    

11 comments:

edutcher said...

I take it this means the PJMedia crowd is pulling for Hillary.

ricpic said...

You tellin' me there's not going to be some horrendous Muslim attack between now and November in Europe or here or both? We all know, or should know by now, that Rodham's response will be "DON'T OVERREACT!" Donald's will be the sane reaction, i.e. controlled rage and a vow to hit back hard. That alone insures Trump's win.

ndspinelli said...

Imagine the landslide if Charles Manson ran.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Has there ever been a candidate for POTUS who lost their party's nomination and then came back to win eight years later?

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

More evidence the Corrupt Crime Family will win. with illegals voting, voter cheating and the hack press covering for her, she's on her way.

edutcher said...

Not that I ever heard (you aren't getting someone we all know and love ready for some hard-to-take news, are you?).

ndspinelli said...

Imagine the landslide if Charles Manson ran.

46 years ago is a long time, dude.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

MSM continues to spin for their corrupt gal.

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/05/07/malicious-intent-is-not-required-to-break-the-law-in-hillary-clintons-case/

edutcher said...

And here I thought someone else was the most hated.

Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...

That's bad news for all us Hillary haters.

edutcher said...

Since '84, usually

How many usuallies have been broken this year?

Not to mention all the usuallies that were broken 4 years ago (largely, of course, because of vote fraud).

Besides, nobody's negatives were worse than The Donald's. That's why we should have supported the One True Ted.

ndspinelli said...

Obama has pardoned more prisoners[almost all black, few Latinos or whites] than the last 6 Presidents COMBINED. That goes back to Gerald Ford.