Serious question: Is there a precedent for a nominee having the unfavorable % Hillary has?

[Bonobo]

It is very concerning.

[hobbit709]

1. It's called coming in second in the GE.

[redstateblues]

2. Hillary will beat Trump

[TeddyR]

5. Agreed

What about Kasich or Cruz?

[Betty Karlson]

41. She'd lose.

Badly. And drag a lot of downticket races along in her fall.

[Joe the Revelator]

6. She really won't

Trump is going to tact HARD to the center, and he's probably going to be able to out-left Hillary in some positions.

[onenote]

12. Not going to happen

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/pres_general/

And there's no tacking hard to the center and holding onto his rabid supporters. He's cornered himself.

[bettyellen]

25. Nope, his obvious hatred of women and minorities will ruin him. We are the voters that matter! HA.

[hobbit709]

8. I wouldn't hold my breath.

I thought Nixon and Reagan didn't have a chance. Much less Idiot Son.

[bvf]

28. Because slightly fewer Americans

think she's absolute slime than think that way about Trump?

Flip a coin.

[bvf]

40. Keep whistling.

You wouldn't put money on it.

[Joe the Revelator]

3. The precedent is losing against whoever the other side puts up.

[vintx]

4. For reference:

[onenote]

15. You think this is going to win?

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/donald-trump-favorable-rating

[Chasstev365]

7. Hillary Supporters

Fingers in ears: La la la la la la We're not listening!

[Stallion]

9. Trump Favorability/Unfavorability 33%-62% (-29)

source Pollster.com earlier today

[joshcryer]

18. Trump is lowest in recorded history.

And people are worried about Clinton.

[bettyellen]

10. Yes. Look at congress, LOL.

[Bonobo]

11. I said "nominee".

What I really want to know is has the Democratic Party ever nominated a candidate that has such high unfavorables and then won?

[bettyellen]

13. I have read that the remarkable unfavorables belong to Trump. But knock your self out w/concerns.

[PeaceNikki]

14. She is not the nominee yet. Her approval rating was near 70% when Sanders announced.

Most of the party will come together around the nominee.

Because we're not insane.

[bettyellen]

23. in real life, these crazy RW conspiracy theories you see in GDP are no where to be found....

among genuinely liberal people. I have to think a good portion of the RW craziness posted here is just more rat fucking.

[PeaceNikki]

24. I know. It's so melodramatic.

[PROGRESSIVE MAN]

16. I've been wondering that for myself.

It WILL be Clinton's downfall. Bank on it.

[joshcryer]

17. Obama was at 48% in 2012.

Bill Clinton was 48% in 1992.

Of course, Trump has way worse favorables and Clinton should become favorable again after the primaries once the wounds start healing.

[TM99]

19. With unfavorables like this

in an election that already favors the opposition party regaining control, only the party faithful (if enough bridges have not been burned beyond repair) will vote for her.

Leftist independents will not. She is toast.

[Avalux]

20. It's called fear. People will go against their gut if fear outweighs it. n/t

[Jarqui]

21. Not going back to the 50s that I'm aware of (that wasn't incumbent)

The additional good news for Hillary tonight is that there is a politician who is more unfavorable than her:
Donald Trump

Problem is, as offensive as he is, I've got a feeling they're going to let the new politician have a chance.

The trick for Trump is he has to close it out.

But if it looks like he could get the White House, they will probably let him.

[Chan790]

22. Yes...they've all lost.

Trump's are worse...which leads Clinton supporters to believe she'll prevail...but I suspect it does more to open a door to a third candidate and send this race to Congress.

God help us all.

[AtomicKitten]

44. reminds me of a 2004 South Park episode

a debate between Giant Douche and Turd Sandwich

http://southpark.cc.com/clips/154582/debate-2004

[BernieforPres2016]

26. Trump

And during the general election campaign, they will drive up each other's negatives. Trump with insults about Hillary and focusing on her support for free trade and Wall Street, Hillary using David Brock's opposition research to dig up all kinds of dirt on Trump. This will be a general election between perhaps the two most hated candidates in history with the election determined by voters who hate them both choosing which one they hate the least.

[IdaBriggs]

29. I expect the biggest third party will be the people who choose not to vote.

[earthside]

27. Nixon? n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

35. and we all know what happened to him

[BainsBane]

30. Trump's are WAY worse

Not even close.

[PFunk1]

31. I see a record low voter turnout for this election w/2 unlikable canadates running

And those type of elections usually don't favor dems.

[liberal_at_heart]

43. +1

[brush]

32. Ahhh. . . try Trump's, his are higher.

[oldandhappy]

33. both clinton and trump have high unfavorables

[Drunken Irishman]

34. Obama had high unfavorables in 2012.

[George II]

36. There's no such thing as an "unfavorable %"

[George II]

37. Donald Trump has a much higher "unfavorable %".

[Bonobo]

38. He is not a nominee. nt

[MadBadger]

42. Neither is hillary

[PowerToThePeople]

39. It does not matter

The Oligarchs will win.

The rest of us can all go die off, we take too much of their resources from them.

[kristopher]

45. No, there isn't; and yes it is.