{"id":2012223,"date":"2023-08-25T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-trump-is-the-most-disliked-politician-in-america-polling-shows-its-mitch-mcconnell\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T19:49:56","slug":"nikki-haley-says-trump-is-the-most-disliked-politician-in-america-polling-shows-its-mitch-mcconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-trump-is-the-most-disliked-politician-in-america-polling-shows-its-mitch-mcconnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Haley claims Trump is America&#8217;s most unpopular politician, but polls indicate it&#8217;s actually Mitch McConnell."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnikki-haley-says-trump-is-the-most-disliked-politician-in-america-polling-shows-its-mitch-mcconnell%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012223&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Nikki\u200b Haley: Trump is\u200b the Most Disliked Politician in America<\/h2>\n<p>Former \u200cU.N. \u2064ambassador \u200bNikki Haley made a bold statement during Wednesday&#8217;s \u2064Republican presidential debate. She called former President Donald \u2062Trump &#8220;the most disliked politician in all\u2064 of America.&#8221; Haley reiterated this point in a mid-day\u200b interview on Fox News the following day.<\/p>\n<p>However, the polling data tells a different story. According to RealClearPolitics&#8217; tracker of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-35-wayward-republicans-after-vote-for-jan-6-commission\/\" title=\"Trump Warns 35 'Wayward' Republicans After Vote for Jan. 6 Commission\">favorability ratings<\/a>, Senate \u200dMinority \u200cLeader Mitch McConnell holds the \u2063title of \u2063the \u2064most \u2063disliked politician. McConnell&#8217;s average net-favorable\u200c ratings \u2062are more than \u206335 \u200bpoints\u2062 below zero, surpassing Trump&#8217;s numbers.<\/p>\n<p>While none of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-trump-is-the-most-disliked-politician-in-america-polling-shows-its-mitch-mcconnell\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley claims Trump is America's most unpopular politician, but polls indicate it's actually Mitch McConnell.\">listed politicians enjoy positive\u200b favorability numbers<\/a>, California\u2063 Rep. Nancy Pelosi comes in as the second-most disliked leader. Trump follows closely behind Pelosi, with Vice President Kamala\u200c Harris, \u2063President Joe Biden, Senate Majority\u2062 Leader Chuck Schumer, and incumbent House Speaker \u2063Kevin\u200c McCarthy also\u2063 ranking unfavorably.<\/p>\n<p>So, if Haley\u200b wants to highlight\u2064 the most unpopular politician in\u200c America, she should focus on the number one Republican in the upper \u2063chamber.<\/p>\n<h3>The Most Hated\u200d Politician \u2064Among Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to \u2063Democrats, there is a strong case to be made for Trump as the \u200bmost hated\u200d politician. He currently faces 91 charges across four\u2062 politicized investigations. However, among Republicans, Trump remains the most \u2064popular \u200cpolitician in America, with a significant lead over the rest of the GOP primary field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:\u200c[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/25\/the-best-trump-mugshot-memes-mocking-democrats-indictment-frenzy-as-the-joke-it-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Best Trump Mugshot Memes Mocking Democrats&#8217; Indictment Frenzy \u2063As The Joke It Is<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s Recent Remarks on McConnell<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Republican frontrunner recently skipped a debate in Wisconsin to have an interview with former Fox News\u200b host Tucker\u200c Carlson. During the interview, Trump criticized McConnell, referring to\u2062 him as a &#8220;bad guy&#8221;\u200b who\u2062 undermined \u2062Republican \u200dvoters by \u2064not \u2064strongly opposing Democrats&#8217; impeachment \u2062efforts.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell&#8217;s \u200cResponse<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, McConnell has \u200dchosen\u2063 to remain silent regarding Democrats&#8217; attempts \u2064to jail \u2062Trump. Last\u2064 fall, McConnell managed\u200c to maintain \u2062his leadership position \u2064by focusing on\u2063 a Republican\u200b minority that he could control, \u200drather than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebs-rage-in-defeat-after-barrett-confirmation-revolting-disgraceful-unconscionable\/\" title=\"Hollywood Celebs Rage in Defeat After Barrett Confirmation: 'Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable'\">conservative majority<\/a> \u2063that he couldn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan\u2064 Justice\u200c is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a\u2063 conservative\u2063 newsletter on culture, health, and wellness.\u200b He has also written for The Washington \u2062Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has been featured in Real Clear Politics\u2062 and \u2063Fox News. Tristan\u2064 graduated from George \u200cWashington University with a major in political science and a minor \u200din journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or \u2064contact him at\u200d Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email\u2063 newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki Haley claims that Donald Trump is the most disliked politician in America. 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