Poll: More GOPers Have Negative View Of Fox’s Megyn Kelly After The Debate

Megyn Kelly arrives at the 2014 TIME 100 Gala held at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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More Republicans have a negative view of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly after her presidential debate row with real estate mogul Donald Trump, according to a poll released Tuesday.

The national survey from Public Policy Polling found that 20 percent of Republicans viewed Kelly negatively, up from 9 percent when the Democratic-leaning firm last tested her favorability in December 2013. Forty-two percent of respondents said they viewed Kelly favorably, down just a tick from the 44 percent who said they viewed her favorably in 2013.

It’s worth noting, however, that the poll found Republicans trust Trump and Kelly roughly equally: 37 percent of respondents said they trusted the billionaire more while 34 percent said they trusted the Fox News anchor more.

The poll surveyed 572 Republican primary voters by phone and online from Aug. 28-30. It had a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points.

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  1. Oh dear , GOPers mustn’t go against Trumpo .

  2. I wonder if the poll also measured the current opinion of Faux Newts, which is Ms. Kelly’s employer?

  3. Avatar for edhedh edhedh says:

    i personally think the donald wants to boink the megyn. you know how 11 year old boys kick around the girl they are hot for? thinking that the chances of the actual boink are less than huge. IMHO.

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