By Sierra Rayne
When Paul Ryan threatens to sue Donald Trump over his proposed ban on Muslim immigration, and Mitch McConnell makes public statements that Trump "doesn't know a lot about the issues" and lacks "seriousness of purpose" for the presidency, Ryan and McConnell may want to take a look at the latest polling data to see whom the GOP base actually supports.
Hint: It isn't Ryan or McConnell.
In a poll by The Economist/YouGov conducted June 2-5, only 4% of Republicans surveyed said they had a "very favorable" view of McConnell. By comparison, Trump was more than an order of magnitude higher, with a "very favorable" rating of 42% among Republicans. Ryan had a "very favorable" rating of 12%, nearly fourfold lower than Trump.
Joe Biden has the same "very favorable" rating (4%) among Republicans as does McConnell. Hillary Clinton actually has a higher rating (5%), as does Bernie Sanders (6%), and Bill Clinton and Elizabeth Warren (both at 4%) are in a tie with McConnell........Read more
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