A new national poll from Quinnipiac asked registered voters to list a word that “best describes” how they feel about either of the presidential front-runners as commander in chief. The responses were uninspiring, particularly for the Republican favorite.
For Donald Trump, the top-six words were all negative.
| Scared | 117 |
| Disaster | 46 |
| Frightened | 45 |
| Terrified | 45 |
| Horrified | 42 |
| Disgusted | 41 |
| Good | 36 |
| Great | 29 |
| Hopeful | 29 |
| Concerned | 21 |
Notably, “tremendous” did not appear on the full list.
While the apprehension about Trump was significant, few seemed terribly excited about a Clinton presidency, either. In this game of word association, a plurality used “disaster”, “scared” or “disappointed” to describe her.
| Disaster | 68 |
| Good | 51 |
| Scared | 49 |
| Disappointed | 43 |
| Hopeful | 41 |
| Okay | 36 |
| Excited | 31 |
| Great | 28 |
| Liar | 28 |
| Disgusted | 25 |
These specific answers mirror the lack of enthusiasm for the candidates in terms of raw numbers, Quinnipiac found, stating that there’s “not a lot of love” for Trump and Hillary despite their first-place status.
Both candidates won the Arizona primary Tuesday evening, losing to their top rivals in Utah (and in the Democrats’ case, Idaho).
