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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016
Fear Factor: Americans scared
of their presidential options
By LISA LERER
and EMILY SWANSON
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The
vast majority of Americans say
they are afraid of at least one
of the two major candidates
— Hillary Clinton or Donald
Trump — winning the White
House a remarNaEle ¿nding
that reÀects an unsettled nation
unhappy with its choice.
Eighty-one percent of
Americans say they would feel
afraid following the election of
one of the two polarizing pol-
iticians, according to a new
Associated Press-GfK poll.
That includes a quarter who
say it doesn’t matter who wins:
they’re scared of both.
Three-quarters of voters say
their pick for president is moti-
vated by a desire to cast their
Election Day ballot against
Clinton or Trump, more than
those who say they’re voting
for the candidate who shares
their positions on the issues
or is the most quali¿ed to hold
the of¿ce.
Said Dennis Fernandez, 67,
of Florence, Arizona: “If Hil-
lary Clinton won, I’d probably
consider suicide. I’m de¿nitely
not a fan.”
And Lawrence James, 55,
of Durham, North Carolina,
said: “If Trump wins, well,
we’ve already checked out
Malta and New Zealand. I’m
just not comfortable that he’s
not going to make rushed,
uninformed decisions.”
Deep unease
On the eve of the sum-
mer’s political conventions,
at which the general election
campaign of¿cially begins, the
latest AP-GfK ¿ndings under-
score the deep sense of unease
that is sharpening the political
divide in America and shap-
ing an already nasty race for
president.
So much so that notable
numbers of Americans even
hold negative views about the
candidate they want to win:
14 percent of both Trump’s
and Clinton’s supporters say
they’re backing a candidate
they don’t like.
The survey was conducted
after the fatal police shootings
of two black men by police
of¿cers last week in Louisiana
and Minnesota, and mostly
after a sniper seeking revenge
for those slayings killed ¿ve
Poll: Fear permeates electorate
Large numbers of American adults say they would feel afraid
if either national party front-runner wins the White House,
according to a new AP-GfK poll.
Percentage saying they would feel afraid if ...
25%
23
33
Hillary Clinton
is elected
Either
is elected
Donald Trump
is elected
Percentage saying the following are major reasons in
deciding which candidate to support:
I oppose
the other candidate
75%
My candidate has
the best positions on issues
63
My candidate is most
qualified to be president
58
My candidate
is the strongest leader
55
Voting for my candidate
sends a message to the
political establishment
43
Results based on survey of 1,009 U.S. adults conducted July 7-11. Margin of
error is ±3.3 percentage points for the entire sample, higher for subgroups.
SOURCE: GfK Public Affairs & Corporate Communications
Annette Scott
70-year-old of Monmouth County, New Jersey
police of¿cers in Dallas during
a peaceful protest march.
The poll found Americans
hold resoundingly negative
opinions of both candidates.
Fifty-seven percent have an
unfavorable view of Clinton,
compared to 37 percent who
have a favorable view. Six-
ty-three percent have a nega-
tive view of Trump, compared
to the 31 percent who think
well of him.
“I really don’t love either of
the candidates. What do they
say? It’s a choice between hot
and hell,” said Annette Scott,
70, of Monmouth County,
New Jersey.
Scott, a retiree, said she’s
seeking answers to the coun-
tries problems — and fail-
ing to ¿nd them from either
candidate.
“Please give me solutions.
Whether they are workable or
not workable, at least propose
them so everybody can talk
about it,” she said.
cans said they would feel afraid
and 48 percent say they’d feel
regret if Trump wins the White
House. Just 22 percent said
they’d be proud and 26 percent
excited should America pick
Trump on Election Day.
Clinton doesn’t fare much
better: If she’s elected pres-
ident, 48 percent say they
would be afraid and 46 percent
say they would feel regret-
ful. Only 27 percent of Amer-
icans would be proud of that
choice, and 26 percent would
be excited at her election.
Half of Clinton’s own sup-
porters consider her only
slightly or not at all honest,
and more than a third say she’s
only slightly or not at all lik-
able. Overall, only a quarter
of Americans think Clinton
is at least somewhat honest.
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6 PM
hold a live chat at 2 p.m.
about the “vice presidential
picks and the VP selection
process.”
Trump and his new run-
ning mate will make their
¿rst appearance as a team
Friday in New York. The
timing is aimed at energiz-
ing Republicans ahead of
next week’s Republican
convention in Cleveland.
Shortly after noon, Trump
campaign manager Paul
Manafort wrote on Twit-
ter that the decision “will be
made in the near future.”
Each of Trump’s top con-
tenders would add signi¿-
cant political experience to
the GOP ticket. Trump, a
political novice, has said for
weeks that he wanted a run-
ning mate who could help
him work with Congress.
Beyond their political
backgrounds, the ¿nalists
bring different strengths to
the ticket.
Pence, 57, is a steady,
staunch conservative who
would help calm nervous
Republican wary of Trump’s
impulsive style. He served
six terms in Congress before
becoming Indiana gover-
nor. He also has deep ties to
evangelical Christians and
other conservatives, particu-
larly after signing a law last
year that critics said would
have allowed businesses to
deny service to gay people
for religious reasons.
Trump took notice of
Pence during the Indiana
primary, noting that the gov-
ernor had high praise for
him despite endorsing one
of his rivals.
By JULIE PACE
AP White House
Correspondent
WASHINGTON — Don-
ald Trump is on the verge of
picking his vice presidential
running mate, with top con-
tenders told to expect a deci-
sion as early as Thursday
afternoon.
On Trump’s shortlist:
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence,
New Jersey Gov. Chris
Christie and former House
Speaker Newt Gingrich,
according to people familiar
with the candidate’s thinking.
Pence quickly exited a
speaking event in India-
napolis Thursday morning
without taking questions
from reporters. His staff has
not released details of any
other planned appearances
Thursday.
The New York Times
and the Indianapolis Star
have reported that Pence
is Trump’s pick. The
Trump campaign, however,
has not made an of¿cial
announcement.
All three of the ¿nalists
have had extensive conver-
sations with Trump and his
family in recent days.
Gingrich told The Asso-
ciated Press he was expect-
ing to hear from Trump
one way or the other some-
time after 1 p.m. The for-
mer Georgia congressman
praised Trump for running
a “very fair, open process”
and said he looked forward
to learning the business-
man’s decision.
Gingrich later posted
on Facebook that he would
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‘I really don’t love either
of the candidates. What
do they say? It’s a choice
between hot and hell.’
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81%
The poll was conducted after
the FBI recommended she not
face criminal charges for her
use of a private email account
and servers as secretary of
state.
In recent weeks, Clinton
has started to acknowledge
that many voters simply do not
trust her.
“I personally know that I
have work to do on this front,”
she said in Chicago last month.
“You can’t just talk someone
into trusting you. You’ve got
to earn it.”
Still, for Clinton, there was
some good news in the poll:
nearly two-thirds of Americans
think she’ll win the election.
Forty-seven percent of
Trump’s supporters consider
him only slightly or not at
all civil, 39 percent say he’s
slightly or not at all likable
and 31 percent say he’s only
slightly or not at all quali-
¿ed. Of those backing him, 14
percent consider him at least
somewhat racist.
But even while they
voice concerns about their
own candidate, vast majori-
ties of voters see the alterna-
tive as far worse. Eighty per-
cent of Trump supporters and
three-quarters of Clinton back-
ers say a major reason for their
support is opposition to the
other candidate.
The coalitions backing
the candidates have remained
largely unchanged from the
primary race, with Clinton
doing better among women
and minority voters.
Women are more likely
than men to have a favorable
opinion of Clinton, 40 percent
to 33 percent. Sixty-eight per-
cent of blacks, 52 percent of
Hispanics and 28 percent of
whites have a favorable view
of Clinton.
Men are more likely than
women to have a favorable
opinion of Trump, 34 percent
to 28 percent. Forty percent
of whites, 13 percent of His-
panics and 7 percent of blacks
have a favorable opinion of
Trump.
Online: Poll results: http://
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decision; contenders
holding their breath
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