Poll: The Popular 2016 Candidates Aren't the Ones Leading the Pack

The only popular candidates for president in 2016 have one thing in common: They're not winning.

Only two remaining White House hopefuls in the latest NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll enjoy a net positive rating among registered voters : Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich and Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.

On the other hand, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump remains very unpopular with Americans as a whole, with almost two thirds of voters giving him a thumbs down. His top GOP rival, Ted Cruz, and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton are also deeply underwater when it comes to their overall favorability.

According to the poll, just about a quarter (24 percent) of Americans give Trump a positive rating, compared to 65 percent who give him a negative one, adding up to a net negative rating of -41, a historic low for a major presidential candidate in the NBC/WSJ poll.



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