Hillary Clinton’s voters say they were holding their noses just as much as Trump’s were

The George Washington University Battleground Poll, from bipartisan pollsters the Tarrance Group (R) and Lake Research Partners (D), shows 24 percent of Clinton voters said they were “reluctant” in their vote for Clinton, vs. 20 percent of Trump voters. Three-fourths (75 percent) of Clinton voters said they were “definite” in their decision to vote for her, while 79 percent of Trump supporters said the same…

This could also be a bit of revisionist history. Trump has seen an increase in his popularity since the election — his favorable rating in the poll is at 45 percent, which is up from 36 percent in mid-October and is his best on record — which suggests even some who may have been reluctant are suddenly more on board now that he’s president-elect. There’s a bit of a honeymoon that perhaps is to be expected — even as a plurality of voters still say they dislike Trump.

In addition, exit polls suggested Clinton voters were more enthusiastic. Among the 41 percent of voters who said they strongly favored their candidate, Clinton led 53-41. The candidates split voters who said they liked their candidate but had reservations, and Trump led 50-39 among the 25 percent of voters who said this phrase best described their vote: “I dislike the other candidates.”