Record-Level Unfavorability Ratings Helping Third-Party Candidates

Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s record-high unfavorability ratings are helping third-party candidates: former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein. In polls that offer them as an alternatives, they are receiving an average 10 percent of the vote. Trump tends to lose about 4 points to the third-party candidates and Clinton 5 points.