Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump among the most unpopular presidential candidates

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are among the most unpopular presidential candidates in modern history, and a new survey by Morning Consult aimed to find out why.

The survey of 2,001 registered voters asked voters with an unfavorable opinion of the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees to pick the top two reasons why they dislike the candidate. The online survey was conducted from May 27 through May 30.

Voters with an unfavorable view of Clinton said their dislike boils down to trust. Forty-seven percent of voters who said they don’t like Clinton said they don’t think she is trustworthy, while 39 percent they felt she was corrupt.

The survey found 12 percent said she is out of touch with average Americans; and 10 percent said she doesn’t share the voter’s values.

The survey found lots of reasons why people dislike Trump. Twenty-five percent of voters who said they don’t like Trump said they think he is a racist, while 20 percent said he doesn’t have the right experience to be president.

Other reasons people said they dislike included that they think he isn’t trustworthy (16 percent), lacks experience (11 percent), is corrupt (11 percent), and is sexist (11 percent).

According to Morning Consult, 56 percent of voters said they have an unfavorable view of Clinton, while 58 percent said they had an unfavorable view of Trump.

 

Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster



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