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Donald Trump might be leading in the Republican primary, but he can't seem to pull ahead of any of the top Democrats, including Clinton, Sanders, and Biden. Voters also have a problem his "trustworthiness" and "personality."
http://www.examiner.com/article/donald-trump-coasting-to-gop-nomination-loses-to-all-top-democrats-new-poll
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)20. What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Donald Trump? (Numbers are not percentages. Figures show the number of times each response was given. This table reports only words that were mentioned at least five times.)
Tot
arrogant 58
blowhard 38
idiot 35
businessman 34
clown 34
honest 30
ego 29
money 29
outspoken 28
crazy 26
rich 26
showman 23
strong 20
asshole 18
joke 16
loud 16
leader 15
pompous 15
bombastic 13
egomaniac 13
loudmouth 13
racist 13
big-mouth 12
aggressive 11
buffoon 11
unfavorable 11
braggart 10
brash 10
flamboyant 9
narcissist 9
truthful 9
bold 8
change 8
funny 8
hair 8
jerk 8
smart 8
ignorant 7
interesting 7
non-politician 7
successful 7
untrustworthy 7
ass 6
business 6
favorable 6
go-getter 6
moron 6
mouth 6
obnoxious 6
opinionated 6
power 6
unqualified 6
American 5
bully 5
entertainment 5
fool 5
greedy 5
loose-cannon 5
megalomaniac 5
nuts 5
ridiculous 5
scary 5
selfish 5
sleazy 5
unpredictable 5
winner 5
Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)That's quite telling, imho, since Sanders was only 1 point off Clinton, which is statistically within the margin of error for the poll.
fbc
(1,668 posts)In a general election, republicans need to try extra hard to appear sane and mainstream because their policies are not.
I still think they bring back Mitt.
shireen
(8,333 posts)He's also entertaining. There's no way he'll ever be the nominee.
Except for Jeb Bush, the others are like background noise. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds.
RealistComments
(20 posts)and if Hillary's slide continues, he could well end up as the nominee.
jberryhill
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