HUFFPOLLSTER: Donald Trump Might Be Gaining Support Among Republican Voters

Donald Trump is starting to recover support among Republicans, according to one poll. Voters seem to be willing to split their ticket when voting for president and Senate. And opposing gay marriage is increasingly a political liability. This is HuffPollster for Thursday, August 25, 2016.

TRUMP BEGINS TO REBOUND AMONG REPUBLICANS - Kathy Frankovic: “With two well-known (and generally disliked) presidential candidates, changes in voting support are likely to come only slowly and incrementally.  And the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, though suggesting an upwards tick for Republican Donald Trump, underscores this point, with some of the positive changes coming mostly from his supporters. Last week, nearly half of Trump’s supporters characterized their vote for him as being one that was being cast against Democrat Hillary Clinton, and not one that was mostly for him. This week, Trump’s voters clearly feel better about him: six in ten say they are voting for the New York businessman. Political independents who are supporting Trump are more likely to say they are mainly voting against Clinton...Trump has picked up support from Republicans, something he needed to do. Last week, just 75% of Republicans said they would support their party’s nominee. This week, 84% say they will vote for Trump, about the same percentage as Democrats who say they will support Clinton.” [YouGov]