Favorability Changes for Top Candidates

An AP-GfK Poll measured the favorable and unfavorable ratings of candidates July 24-28.  It also had the same ratings for a poll taken March 20-24.  Here are some of the findings:

– It’s clear who the voters are most familiar with:  Hillary Clinton has both the highest favorable rating at 48 and the highest unfavorable rating at 42.  Most importantly she has the highest net favorable at +6.

Rick Perry and Ted Cruz showed the biggest improvements in their net rating but both remain at -8 favorability.  Rick Perry raised his favorable by 8 points and his net by 5. Ted Cruz raised his favorable by 4 while not gaining any unfavorable.

Chris Christie and Joe Biden join Hillary Clinton as the only candidates with more than a 40 unfavorable, however unlike Clinton, they don’t have the high favorable to offset it, leading them to have the two lowest net ratings.

Elizabeth Warren has raised her profile, and that has meant a increase of 6 in both favorable and unfavorable meaning her net stayed the same at -1. Along with Scott Walker, Warren remains one of the least known candidates.

Here’s the comparisons

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