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

[Katashi_itto]

(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

[Frances]

3. Explain

It sounds like you are for trump

[Lizzie Poppet]

4. Combined with the "hurry up," I'd say the rather obvious meaning...

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

[JaneyVee]

7. Bernie is losing to Trump.

[Android3.14]

12. You win the stupid internet prize for this post

Congratulations!

[baldguy]

2. These election experts are predicting a Hillary Clinton landslide over Donald Trump

http://theweek.com/speedreads/615901/election-experts-are-predicting-hillary-clinton-landslide-over-donald-trump

[JaneyVee]

6. K&R! for math.

[morningfog]

17. That is not math, it is political projections.

Still having trouble with that concept, math.

[inchhigh]

10. It shows she has about a quarter of the

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]

13. Think for yourself rather than vomit up "trumpisms" as if they were your own

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

[Katashi_itto]

18. Damn, so your saying she always had big leads and always maintained them?

Could have fooled me.

[inchhigh]

19. Sorry

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]

21. Sure you don't

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]

22. you have no idea how misguided you are

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.

[Android3.14]

23. You bet, Choke Artist, you're all about progressive causes

[inchhigh]

24. Exactly!!

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]

14. Expert: X is an unknown quantity, and s SPIRT is a drip under pressure.

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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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[Orangepeel]

5. The electorate is polarized. What else is new?

[unc70]

8. For Clinton, to stop Trump

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

[GreatGazoo]

9. and this issue-free GE is what Clinton wanted hence the slogan "I'm with Her"

[Katashi_itto]

11. Pretty much my take on it too.

[mmonk]

15. Yes. While many are devoted, many more are voting their fears, not aspirations.

[workinclasszero]

16. More Bernie Math?

[MisterP]

20. so, as usual, nothing to vote FOR