Exclusive: After Paris, Americans see Trump, Clinton as most able to address terrorism - poll
Source: Reuters
American voters are evenly split between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as their top choice to address the issue of terrorism following the Paris attacks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Asked to choose between the entire field of 2016 presidential hopefuls, 20 percent of 1,106 respondents surveyed between Nov. 16-17 opted for Trump. An equal share picked Clinton.(polling.reuters.com/#!poll/TM743CY15)
Given Clinton's background as a former secretary of state it is perhaps not surprising that she did reasonably well in the poll. However, Trump's good showing upends an emerging narrative that the Paris shootings and suicide bombings would prompt voters to rethink their support for the real estate billionaire, who leads the field of Republican presidential candidates.
Some pollsters and political pundits had predicted that Republican voters would now gravitate toward establishment candidates like Florida Senator Marco Rubio and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who has been languishing in the polls. Both are seen as stronger on foreign policy than Trump and his main Republican rival, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Neither have any experience in government and are running as Washington outsiders.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/17/us-france-shooting-usa-poll-idUSKCN0T62DO20151117#t1QViI3MZaMSPe7W.97
Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)I know it sounds terrible. But I'm not surprised it came out this way. Trump is playing the hard man and Hillary is the Iron Lady. If you're going to have a fight, might as well have the toughest, meanest fighers possible.
Maeve
(42,288 posts)Il Donald is clueless
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)I wish the media wouldn't encourage behaving like a nation of cowards and silly billies.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Americans are still stuck on stupid.
TM99
(8,352 posts)woman who helped get us into this mess or the guy with a toupee who thinks that Mexicans are rapists and terrorists.
Well, what did Menken say so well:
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)Last edited Tue Nov 17, 2015, 05:37 PM - Edit history (3)
given the pathetic Republican field, those polled didn't have much to pick from so they just chose the name they knew. Probably helps to explain Hillary's standing, too. The media and party honchos have all but crowned her while ignoring Bernie, so no surprise that she came out on top. Not in any way shape or form criticizing Hillary's supporters, but I do think name recognition was an important factor in the poll results.
Laurian
(2,593 posts)LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)Have amended the post to reflect that I was referring specifically to the R column. Sorry if I inadvertently offended you.
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)And people need to wake up.
Bluster and pouts are not a strategy.
7962
(11,841 posts)7962
(11,841 posts)Other than that & blowing up oil i dont know what he's suggested
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,592 posts)It'll be h-u-g-e!!!
7962
(11,841 posts)coyote
(1,561 posts)up the terrorism clusterfuck she enabled.
EndElectoral
(4,213 posts)Lots of rhetoric on "tuff" coming up. We've been there and all it takes is an incident like this to bring out the hawks.
Rarely is the word "smart" used, only tuff!
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)How in God's good name can anyone expect Donald Trump to act even remotely competent in any sort of serious matter?
EndElectoral
(4,213 posts)Julius Youngner
(2 posts)It's not surprising that Clinton, with all her credentials, would be a first choice. But the polling for Trump emphasizes the utter mindlessness of the ones who chose him as our terrorism fighter.
sellitman
(11,607 posts)Neither of them thank you.
No NEO CONS need apply.
groundloop
(11,522 posts)Of course I'll take Bernie over Hillary, but in a comparison of Hillary vs. Trump it's not even close. Trump doesn't have a damned clue when it comes to ANYTHING more involved than throwing around a few select insults at people who he feels are beneath him.
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)Just put on her crown and be done with it.
hibbing
(10,109 posts)denverbill
(11,489 posts)Spoiled rich brat that got sent to military school to tame his antics, and now he thinks he's Patton.
Mr Tough Guy when he is sending other people to fight and die for him. "Bring it on," said tough guy #1. What the hell, Trump doesn't care about the people he fires, the people who work for him, or the troops. If a few ants get squished, what does he care?
Attorney in Texas
(3,373 posts)It's nice to see that 9.2% got it right.
Also nice to see that Americans still have that same regard for the Bush family name when it comes to keeping us safe from terrorists.
blackspade
(10,056 posts)Especially since "none" wins by an 8 pt margin.
patsimp
(915 posts)and trump is going to unfortunately do well because he is proposing solutions that will resonate with a lot of people. Our argument of passivity and love is not going to get a lot of public support.
Trump is loud and shrill and will voice what a lot of voters are fearing. He may win the election.
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)It was a kind of disbelief that when given the choice between the solution to the problems, or some loud and angry person, rational choice loses out, and a Hitler takes power.
AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)coordinated attack aimed at riling up the racist bigoted assholes that as always prove what truly motivates them, and to not believe that every party has its share is the foolish part....the republicans simply have the most geographically ....
He makes bush look like a road scholar......bush 2
I've questioned some of his supporters, nothing, nada, zilch, that makes any sense.....
Darb
(2,807 posts)Trump will implode, he likely has already.
Reter
(2,188 posts)Trump won't either, and neither will Carson.
7962
(11,841 posts)Javaman
(62,534 posts)they would be the first to drop bombs instead of actually coming up with a plan.
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)The men seemed less likely to be able to deal with ISIS. When asked at the beginning Bernie gave his usual economic justice pitch.
O Malley was never in a federal government position.
angrychair
(8,733 posts)The American people have spoken! It is a scientific phone poll after all, it must be right. Not like it was some Internet poll...
elmac
(4,642 posts)i can't believe their are enough stupid people in this country to make it happen but i may be wrong.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)0rganism
(23,970 posts)all it will take is one bomb going off in the USA though, and we'll have Republican domination with supermajorities for the next decade.
passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)when it comes to foreign affairs.
I don't know how we've managed to avoid an all-out nuclear war till now.
Beacool
(30,251 posts)Trump, on the other hand, is a megalomaniac bloviating windbag with zero governing experience.
senz
(11,945 posts)Big Daddy and Big Mama will keep us safe. While Big Brother looks on benignly.