With real estate mogul and presidential candidate Donald Trump leading the GOP pack in yet another poll this week, Washington Post columnist Chris Cillizza is eating what he wrote in a
June 17 article headlined, "Why no one should take Donald Trump seriously, in one very simple chart."
Now, Cillizza writes that
dismissing "The Donald" as a serious candidate for president is "pretty embarrassing" and "not to mention wrong."
In mid-June, Trump's favorability ratings were so low among Republicans that Cillizza stated rehabilitating his image would be close to impossible.
"Trump would ever even consider going on an image rehabilitation tour — to change how people feel about you," Cillizza wrote. "Republicans know Trump. And they really, really don't like him."
But from May to July, Republicans' opinions of Trump changed drastically, which were reflected in his favorability ratings.
"A Post-ABC poll that showed Trump at 23/65 in his favorable/unfavorable ratings among Republicans in May suddenly revealed an absolutely unprecedented change in Trump's favor in July. In that latter (and later) poll, 57 percent of Republicans viewed Trump favorably, while 40 percent regarded him unfavorably," Cillizza said.
"I had NEVER EVER seen a reversal in how people perceive a candidate who is as well-known as Trump," said Cillizza. "Never say 'never' in politics."
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