PUBLIC OPINION > Donald Trump Would Not Make a Good Vice President
SodaHead News
2012/05/29 13:00:00
Donald Trump's aspirations for becoming president didn't last very long, but he's still interested in a run for office. The billionaire recently announced that he thinks he would make a good vice president tacking his own name on at the end of a list that included New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Some suspect he was kidding, but we asked the public anyway.
The public didn't really take Trump seriously when he was talking about running for president, and it's not biting now. More than three-quarters of respondents think Trump would be a poor choice for VP, and with Team Romney's super-specific data collection, that means they'll probably pick up on the lack of support and go for someone else. Even some of his "support" was tongue-in-cheek. The Top Opinion read, "This is all Obama needs to guarantee victory."
Conservatives Consider Trump
Despite low levels of support, he actually did pretty well with the conservative base 43%), which is really the only base that matters here. Well, moderates will definitely play a big part in this race, but he only pulled about 19% of them. Liberals were even lower (11%), verifying that most of the support wasn't sarcastic.
The Big Money Won't Bail Him Out
There was actually a pretty large sample of voters who made over $100k, and almost none of them supported Trump. That's a big hinderance if he wants to get cozy with the so-called "Williams-Sonoma Republican." On the other hand, it could help to win over the lower income brackets Romney might be worried about. Then again, the lower brackets weren't very supportive either.
Marriage Makes a Difference
The age breakdown was too inconsistant to draw any hard conclusions from, but married voters were nearly twice as likely to support Trump as voters who were single or in an unmarried relationship. Usually that indicates an age difference, as married people tend to be a little bit older, on average, and it does provide a vague idea of how the age breakdown turned out.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our poll about Donald Trump. We'd love to hear from you!
Top Opinion
-
Che Guevara - Hero 2012/05/29 16:40:50
That the GOP hasn't been relegated to minor party status is sad commentary on how unbelievable stupid and easily manipulated much of the country is.
Then of course there's the hair--whether real or not is truly not the relevant question--the relevant question is why does a guy who is supposedly rich have hair that looks like it came straight out of a bad 70's porno movie? Can't he afford a decent barber? How low can he sink?
It would increase the amount of barfing I would have to do at the polls
Trumps an egotistical ass, but at least he isn't a village idiot like Biden is.
Trump is a birther ... need I say more? He will not do as VP even on a GOP ticket!
Hi PJ
We all could be better, lol...glad you are well :
Indiana here.