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You're probably right. I know the anti vote was huge in 2016, Not so much in 2008 and 2012. I have 2016, percentages only. 25% of those who voted fell into the against a candidate and not being for the other candidate. Of those 25%, 39% voted for Clinton because they were against Trump and Clinton just happened to be the other candidate. 50% of that 25% voted for Trump because they were against Clinton and not really for Trump. 11% voted third party. this is real close to the 24% of the anti voters this year which broke down Biden getting 68% of the anti voters vs. 30% going to Trump. 2% voting third party. The big change is Trump won the anti vote in 2016, lost it big time in 2020, This according to CNN exit polls.
The exit polls from 1972 through 2008 that I have didn't ask that question. So is 11% the norm for the anti vote or is 24 and 25% the norm.
I tend to think the 11% is the norm. We've had only 5 presidential candidates in history have a favorable rating of below 50% of all Americans. 4 of those 5 were in the last two elections.
Year Name Favorable/unfavorable 2020 Biden 49/50% 2020 Trump 45/54% 1964 Goldwater 43/47% 2016 Hillary Clinton 38/56% 2016 Donald Trump 36/60%
The whole list since 1956 when Gallup and Pew Research started keeping track of these things.
Highest to lowest favorable/unfavorable ratings of each major party presidential candidate. Favorable/unfavorable 1956 Eisenhower 84/12% 1964 LBJ 81/13% 1976 Carter 81/16% 1960 JFK 80/14% 1960 Nixon 79/16% 1968 Nixon 79/22% 1976 Ford 79/20% 1972 Nixon 76/21% 1968 Humphrey 72/28% 1984 Reagan 70/30% 1980 Carter 68/32% 1984 Mondale 66/34% 1980 Reagan 64/31% 1992 Bill Clinton 64/33% 2008 Obama 62/35% 2012 Obama 62/37% 1956 Stevenson 61/31% 2004 G.W. Bush 61/39% 2008 McCain 60/35% 1992 G.H.W. Bush 59/40% 2000 G.W. Bush 58/38% 2004 Kerry 57/40% 1996 Bill Clinton 56/42% 1988 G.H.W. Bush 56/39% 2000 Gore 55/43% 2012 Romney 55/43% 1972 McGovern 55/41% 1996 Dole 54/45% 1988 Dukakis 53/42% 2020 Biden 49/50% 2020 Trump 45/54% 1964 Goldwater 43/47% 2016 Hillary Clinton 38/56% 2016 Donald Trump 36/60%
It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.
