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Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts)
Fri May 6, 2016, 07:19 AM May 2016

Exclusive - Top reason Americans will vote for Trump: "To stop Clinton" - Reuters poll

(I don't think there has been an election like this ever.)

The U.S. presidential election may turn out to be one of the world's biggest un-popularity contests.

Nearly half of American voters who support either Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump for the White House said they will mainly be trying to block the other side from winning, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Thursday.

The results reflect a deepening ideological divide in the United States, where people are becoming increasingly fearful of the opposing party, a feeling worsened by the likely matchup between the New York real estate tycoon and the former first lady, said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.
"This phenomenon is called negative partisanship," Sabato said. "If we were trying to maximize the effect, we couldn't have found better nominees than Trump and Clinton."

Trump has won passionate supporters and vitriolic detractors for his blunt talk and hardline proposals, including his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, his vow to force Mexico to pay for a border wall, and his promise to renegotiate international trade deals.

http://in.reuters.com/article/usa-election-anti-vote-idINKCN0XX0I0

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Exclusive - Top reason Americans will vote for Trump: "To stop Clinton" - Reuters poll (Original Post) Katashi_itto May 2016 OP
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #1
Explain Frances May 2016 #3
Combined with the "hurry up," I'd say the rather obvious meaning... Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #4
Bernie is losing to Trump. JaneyVee May 2016 #7
You win the stupid internet prize for this post Android3.14 May 2016 #12
These election experts are predicting a Hillary Clinton landslide over Donald Trump baldguy May 2016 #2
K&R! for math. JaneyVee May 2016 #6
That is not math, it is political projections. morningfog May 2016 #17
It shows she has about a quarter of the inchhigh May 2016 #10
Think for yourself rather than vomit up "trumpisms" as if they were your own Android3.14 May 2016 #13
Damn, so your saying she always had big leads and always maintained them? Katashi_itto May 2016 #18
Sorry inchhigh May 2016 #19
Sure you don't Android3.14 May 2016 #21
you have no idea how misguided you are inchhigh May 2016 #22
You bet, Choke Artist, you're all about progressive causes Android3.14 May 2016 #23
Exactly!! inchhigh May 2016 #24
Expert: X is an unknown quantity, and s SPIRT is a drip under pressure. TheBlackAdder May 2016 #14
The electorate is polarized. What else is new? Orangepeel May 2016 #5
For Clinton, to stop Trump unc70 May 2016 #8
and this issue-free GE is what Clinton wanted hence the slogan "I'm with Her" GreatGazoo May 2016 #9
Pretty much my take on it too. Katashi_itto May 2016 #11
Yes. While many are devoted, many more are voting their fears, not aspirations. mmonk May 2016 #15
More Bernie Math? workinclasszero May 2016 #16
so, as usual, nothing to vote FOR MisterP May 2016 #20

Response to Katashi_itto (Original post)

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
4. Combined with the "hurry up," I'd say the rather obvious meaning...
Fri May 6, 2016, 07:45 AM
May 2016

...is that the poster want the FBI to return a request for indictment before the convention. In other words, for Bernie, not Trump.

inchhigh

(384 posts)
10. It shows she has about a quarter of the
Fri May 6, 2016, 08:02 AM
May 2016

lead over Trump that she once had over Bernie. She's a classic choke artist. Based on her history of losing big leads, Id say this map predicts a Trump landslide.

 

Android3.14

(5,402 posts)
13. Think for yourself rather than vomit up "trumpisms" as if they were your own
Fri May 6, 2016, 08:13 AM
May 2016

"She's a classic choke artist."
Sheesh. Isn't there a cave where you can go?

inchhigh

(384 posts)
19. Sorry
Fri May 6, 2016, 11:35 AM
May 2016

I don't follow Trump closely enough to know what a trumpism is myself. I know that she is a fundamentally flawed candidate who gets weaker as people learn more about her.

 

Android3.14

(5,402 posts)
21. Sure you don't
Fri May 6, 2016, 02:57 PM
May 2016

Go pound sand elsewhere.

(That's the thing about these Trump supporters that wander into DU, whether from the cave or directly from a trump rally, they reveal themselves by the depth of their thumb-fingered racism, misogyny and desire to ape their Dear Leader.).

inchhigh

(384 posts)
22. you have no idea how misguided you are
Fri May 6, 2016, 06:39 PM
May 2016

worked on the original clean water act, pushed for universal healthcare in the 80s, worked for the Sandinista DNR, built the first coed vocational school in a country in west Africa, marched with gay pride and BLM. I'll stack my liberal bonifides up against anyone.

On every one of those issues that i was aware she existed, she was on the wrong side. She's a flawed candidate.

inchhigh

(384 posts)
24. Exactly!!
Fri May 6, 2016, 10:12 PM
May 2016

You got it. And that's why I'm terrified of the damage she will do. Her neocon, pro growth agenda is a serious threat the the future or our planet. You simply cant have infinate growth in a finite system. We need to start rewarding people for conserving resources instead of exploiting them. We need to be rewarding labor and talent rather than wealth and influence. We need to raise women's pay to equality by failrly valuing the things they already do, not by encouraging them to act more like men. We need to encourage collaboration instead of competition. That's the future i want tobhave for my kids.

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
14. Expert: X is an unknown quantity, and s SPIRT is a drip under pressure.
Fri May 6, 2016, 08:16 AM
May 2016

.


The GOPers have a weird dynamic where they can pull their shit together before the General Election.


So far, this election has upset most political rationale. Predictions of a "weak" Trump should be met with caution.


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unc70

(6,115 posts)
8. For Clinton, to stop Trump
Fri May 6, 2016, 07:59 AM
May 2016

The reasons for Trump and Clinton look identical. Stopping the other candidate is the main motivation. Fear, fear, and more fear.

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