AP-GfK Poll: 7 in 10 Americans Overwhelmingly view Donald Trump Negatively (VIDEO)

THIS IS QUITE STARTLING … HOW COULD TRUMP EVER WIN A GENERAL ELECTION WITH NEGATIVES LIKE THIS?

Could this poll truly be correct? Is Donald Trump, the front-runner of the Republican presidential primaries really have an unfavorable rating of 70%? According to the AP-GfK Poll, 7 in 10 Americans view Trump negatively, including nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location. Good grief, if this is truly accurate, Trump has no chance of winning a general election. It also plays into the belief that Trump has a voter ceiling of 30-40%. This poll is basically saying that in a general election … Hillary Clinton will most likely win.

The folks at Powerline pose a fantastic an astute question of We the People … “Someday, maybe someone will figure out why voters can’t stand politicians, but at the same time insist on giving them ever more money and power over our lives.”

For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep, saddling the Republican front-runner with unprecedented unpopularity as he tries to overcome recent campaign setbacks.

Seven in 10 people, including close to half of Republican voters, have an unfavorable view of Trump, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. It’s an opinion shared by majorities of men and women; young and old; conservatives, moderates and liberals; and whites, Hispanics and blacks — a devastatingly broad indictment of the billionaire businessman.

Even in the South, a region where Trump has won GOP primaries decisively, close to 70 percent view him unfavorably. And among whites without a college education, one of Trump’s most loyal voting blocs, 55 percent have a negative opinion.

Trump still leads the Republican field in delegates and has built a loyal following with a steady share of the Republican primary electorate. But the breadth of his unpopularity raises significant questions about how he could stitch together enough support in the general election to win the White House.

It also underscores the trouble he may still face in the Republican race, which appears headed to a contested convention where party insiders would have their say about who will represent the GOP in the fall campaign.

“He’s at risk of having the nomination denied to him because grass-roots party activists fear he’s so widely disliked that he can’t possibly win,” said Ari Fleischer, a former adviser to President George W. Bush.

Beyond their generally negative perception of Trump, large majorities also said they would not describe him as civil, compassionate or likable. On nearly all of these measures, Trump fared worse than his remaining Democratic or Republican rivals.

Not that voters have all that much love for those rivals. But their negative perceptions don’t match the depth of the distaste for Trump. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is seeking to catch Trump in the Republican delegate count, is viewed unfavorably by 59 percent, while 55 percent have negative views of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.