[caption id=”attachment_146421″ align=”aligncenter” width=”3148″] Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, during a ‘Commit to Vote’ grassroots organizing meeting. (AP Photo/David Richard)
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When voters think of Hillary Clinton, they think “liar.”
Other top associated words weren’t as flattering either, for her or some GOP candidates, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
The top five words for Clinton were “liar,” “dishonest,” “untrustworthy,” “experience,” and “strong.”
That could explain her level of support, as she only garnered 45 percent against a high for Bernie Sanders of 22 percent and Joe Biden’s 18 percent. At the end of July, Clinton had 55 percent support.
Eleven percent of Democrats said they would “definitely not” support Clinton. Only 8 percent would “definitely not” support Biden, and only 5 percent would “definitely not” support Sanders.
For Republicans, Trump maintains his lead at 28 percent with Ben Carson in second at 12 percent and Jeb Bush tied with Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio at 7 percent. Trump’s lead has increased from 20 percent support at the end of July.
Donald Trump had some choice words from voters: “arrogant,” “blowhard,” “idiot,” “businessman,” and “clown.”
Trump has the highest level of aversion for voters — 26 percent of Republicans would “definitely not” support him.
For Jeb Bush, voters thought “Bush,” “family,” “honest,” “weak,” and “brother.”
For Bush, his handicap might be in his blood more than his brain. Eighteen percent of Republicans said they would “definitely not” support Bush.
The Quinnipiac poll was conducted Aug. 20 to Aug. 25 among 1,563 registered voters.
