High unfavorable percentages loom over Trump’s presumed nomination

With John Kasich suspending his campaign, it’s become clear Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican Party nominee for president.

However according to a recent CNN poll, 56 percent of voters see Trump unfavorable. This makes him, aside from Hillary Clinton at 49 percent, the most disliked major party nominee in CNN’s polling dating back to 1992.

Mark McIver, chairman of Wicomico County Republican Central Committee says, “These experts come out and say we have a divided party. In the state of Maryland, Donald Trump took 55 percent of the vote. Again, a three way race. Landslide. Of those five states during the primary night, Maryland he did the worst.”

McIver believes statistically, the idea that many Republicans won’t vote for Trump come the general election doesn’t quite add up.

Since January in Wicomico County, McIver says Republican registration has outpaced Democratic. Even with major Republican political figures like the Bush’s and Governor Larry Hogan denouncing their support for Trump, McIver believes they’ll come around.

He continues,”It’s happened in the last cycles as well. You know we had John McCain, we had Mitt Romney, and they’re ones people said they wouldn’t unite behind.”

For the everyday right wing voter on the fence, McIver is encouraging them to pick the candidate they think will be the most effective at pushing a conservative agenda.

He goes on, “Do they think Donald Trump can do that, or do they think a democratic candidate whoever that is going to be can do that?”

Trump is short 184 delegates needed for the nomination. There are 514 still up for grabs. On Thursday, the highest-ranking Republican office holder House Speaker Paul Ryan said he’s refusing to support Trump. He explained that he wants to be able to, but that he’s not there yet.