6 in 10 Americans hate Clinton, Trump: Poll

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are both disliked or even hated by nearly 60 percent of Americans, a new poll has found.

According to the latest NBC News/SurveyMonkey tracking poll which was published on Tuesday, 37 percent of the participants said they “dislike” Clinton while 39 percent had the same feeling about Trump.

This is while 21 percent said they “hate” the former first lady and 24 percent expressed the same sentiment toward the New York businessman.

In terms of support among voters, Clinton led Trump by a small 4-point margin, 47 percent to 43 percent.

The poll’s findings highlight the two candidates’ issue of favorability among voters after another ABC News suggested earlier this week that they were the least popular candidates to ever run for the White House.

Clinton's favorability rating in that poll was only 34 percent with 54 percent of the participants holding unfavorable views about her. For Trump, the favorability rating was even lower at 29 percent, while 58 percent had an unfavorable opinion about him.

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