58% of CNN debate watchers said the tape did not change

[helpisontheway]

their view of Trump. Same group that said Hillary won the debate. Really???

25% less favorable
18% more favorable
58% did not change their opinion

[Renew Deal]

1. What about the other 42%?

[MSMITH33156]

2. That's cause they

already knew he was a disgusting pig.

[a kennedy]

18. Exactly, they know he's a bully and a pig, so no it didn't change their ire of him. eom

[Gabi Hayes]

28. of course! but I didn't see them discuss that possibility....I was clicking back and forth like a

hummingbird

[scheming daemons]

3. It didn't change my view about him. I thought he was an asshole before AND after.

[Barack_America]

25. Ditto.

Literally my exact thoughts, to the word.

[DanTex]

34. Yup. My opinion is the same. The video leak didn't either.

It's hard to think of something that would lower my opinion of him. How can it get lower?

[uponit7771]

4. People already know he's a predator, HRC needs to make sure everyone thinks about this when

... going to the polls.

[RBInMaine]

5. Because so many of them already knew he was a deranged sexual predator.

[Dawson Leery]

6. My view of Himmler Jr. is already negative.

[LSK]

7. because they already knew he was a sexist asshole?

[Johnny2X2X]

8. Most already thought he is trash

Didn't change my opinion either, I thought he was a monster before the tape came out.

[emulatorloo]

9. Perhaps they had a very poor view of him before the debate.

So the tape did not surprise them.

[FSogol]

10. The tape didn't change my view. Trump has always been an ass.

I don't need video to confirm it.

HRC did win the debate. Every time Trump opened his mouth nonsense spilled out.

[Lefthacker]

11. That includes people that already thought he was slime.

I mean, my view of him didn't change. It confirmed it.
They could've worded the question differently.

[Doctor Jack]

12. If i saw a video of hitler punching a dog

I wouldn't think "wow, this really changes how I view Hitler".

[Foggyhill]

13. Maybe they already consider trump scum or even approve

Change is rather a vague term

[RBInMaine]

14. 18% more favorable? Who are they? Serial rapists?

[a kennedy]

27. That was the one I thought was very odd. eom

[hlthe2b]

15. Well, if your opiion of Trump was ALREADY as low as pond scum, there probably isn't room for change.

I would have indicated "less favorable", but I could argue that in reality, there was no room to go lower.

[Drunken Irishman]

16. I'm more amazed that almost 20% of people have a more favorable view of him bc of the tape...

[RandySF]

17. That's a 7% net loss for him.

Nothing to sneeze at.

[TDale313]

19. Maybe because many of us...

were disgusted but not particularly shocked? Didn't change my position much- I already think he's a racist, sexist asshole

[grossproffit]

20. I took it to mean that they already knew he was a scumbag. WTF is up w/ 18% more favorable?

[KingCharlemagne]

33. You may not personally be a rapist if you support Trump, but

you are OK with sexual assault.

[mucifer]

21. I just felt he looked like Musilini

[jcgoldie]

22. Wait

18% said that tape gave them a more favorable view of Trump? ... WTF?

[LisaL]

29. I guess those would be the deplorables.

[oh08dem]

23. Positive spin: a majority of that 58% probably view him lower than pond scum.

I mean if you already view him as a POS the only way to get worse is being viewed as an even bigger POS.

[LisaL]

24. Makes total sense to me.

If they already had negative opinion of Trump, then the tape didn't change their opinion.

[cry baby]

26. No surprise...lots of folks already know he is a pig. nt

[Charles Bukowski]

30. It didn't change my opinion of him at all.

He was a disgrace to humanity before the leak, he's a disgrace to humanity after.

[meadowlark5]

31. Maybe 58% already found him disgusting and odious

If someone asked me if it changed my view of him, technically, no. I had a poor view of him before the audio and still hate him just the same. Right there, the audio didn't change my opinion. I hated him then, I hated him after the audio.

[Adrahil]

32. Didn't change mine either.

I already knew he was a misogynist piece of shit.

[radius777]

35. he's already shown them who he is,

and they've believed it a long time ago.

the tape only confirms and reinforces that impression, locking them in against him.

[BobbyDrake]

36. Yeah, if they were already negative on Trump, the tape wouldn't "change" that...

...so much as it would re-affirm it in their minds.

[musicblind]

37. The poll actually asked if "What Trump Said In The Debate" changed their opinion on the tape.

It was worded in a confusing way. I was confused when I first saw it.

[mythology]

38. My concern is who the hell are the 18% who said it made them think of him more favorably?

What sort of awful person thinks that a guy bragging about committing sexual assault makes them seem more favorable?

Although given that Trump is at 42% in the RCP polling average, that means 18% is about half of his support. Which means Clinton was right all along about half his supporters can get stuffed into the basket of deplorables.