Gallup’s surveys did detect a 5-point drop in Trump’s favorable ratings among self-identified Republicans, from 69 to 64 percent. Newport and Duggan reported that Trump’s image did not start to slump until Saturday interviews, “perhaps reflecting a delayed reaction to Republican leaders’ public drop in support.” Trump’s favorable rating dropped to 61 percent among Republicans interviewed from Saturday onward, marking his lowest favorable rating in 7-day Gallup averages since June. His positive mark among Republicans is now far below Clinton’s 84-percent favorable rating among fellow Democrats.
Besides Republicans, the poll found no shift in Trump’s favorable rating among independents or Democrats — in part because there wasn’t much room to drop. Just 26 percent of independents had a favorable view of Trump both before and after the video, and a scant 5 percent of Democrats saw him positively at both points.
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