More than half GOP voters now regret picking Donald Trump, poll finds

54 percent of Republican voters are now saying that Trump is not the best choice for the GOP (Grand Old Party).

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addresses the National Convention of the American Legion in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., September 1, 2016. | REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

The poll conducted by Huffington Post/YouGov showed that only 35 percent of GOP voters think that Donald Trump is the best candidate among the 16 Republicans who ran for the nomination.

When GOP voters were asked if they were to choose again, 29 percent still picked Trump followed by Sen. Ted Cruz with 15 percent. 14 percent picked Sen. Marco Rubio. The other candidates got less than 10 percent.

Last June, 44 percent of Republican voters said that Trump was the best option while another 44 percent disagreed.

Democrats seem to be happy with Hillary Clinton as their nominee. 53 percent said that Clinton is the best choice while only 37 percent said otherwise.

When asked who the Democrats would pick if they were to choose again, 47 percent still picked Clinton while 42 percent chose Sen. Bernie Sanders.

20 percent of all voters thought that Trump is the best candidate for the Republicans while 30 percent believed that Clinton is the best choice for the Democrats.

A poll conducted by Fox News showed Trump gaining on Clinton. In a four-way matchup, Clinton was leading with 41 percent, followed by Trump with 39 percent. Libertarian party candidate Gary Johnson received 9 percent while Green Party candidate Jill Stein got 4 percent.

In a two-way poll between Clinton and Trump, Clinton led by 6 percent, 48 to 42. Clinton was ahead by 10 points 49 to 39 in a poll conducted in early August.

87 percent of Clinton's supporters said they were certain of their choice while 88 percent of Trump's supporters said the same about him.

According to the forecast by FiveThirtyEight, Hillary Clinton has a 73.8 percent chance of winning the election while Trump only has 26.2 percent as of Sept. 1. At the end of July, the forecast showed Clinton leading by only 2 points, 51 to 49.