A new national poll from Quinnipiac asked registered voters to list a word that "best describes" how they feel about either of the presidential front-runners as commander in chief. The responses were uninspiring, particularly for the Republican favorite.
For Donald Trump, the top-six words were all negative.
What one word best describes how you feel about the possibility of Donald Trump as President? (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.)
| Scared | 117 |
| Disaster | 46 |
| Frightened | 45 |
| Terrified | 45 |
| Horrified | 42 |
| Disgusted | 41 |
| Good | 36 |
| Great | 29 |
| Hopeful | 29 |
| Concerned | 21 |
Notably, "tremendous" did not appear on the full list.
While the apprehension about Trump was significant, few seemed terribly excited about a Clinton presidency, either. In this game of word association, a plurality used "disaster", "scared" or "disappointed" to describe her.
What one word best describes how you feel about the possibility of Hillary Clinton as President? (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.)
| Disaster | 68 |
| Good | 51 |
| Scared | 49 |
| Disappointed | 43 |
| Hopeful | 41 |
| Okay | 36 |
| Excited | 31 |
| Great | 28 |
| Liar | 28 |
| Disgusted | 25 |
These specific answers mirror the lack of enthusiasm for the candidates in terms of raw numbers, Quinnipiac found, stating that there's "not a lot of love" for Trump and Hillary despite their first-place status.
Trump and Clinton top the "no way" list as 54 percent of American voters say they "would definitely not" vote for Trump, with 43 percent saying no to Clinton, 33 percent nixing Cruz, 27 percent saying no to Sanders and 14 percent saying no to Kasich. "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may have the overall leads among primary voters, but there is not a lot of love in the room as a big percentage of Americans say of the front- runners they could take 'em or leave 'em," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
Both candidates won the Arizona primary Tuesday evening, losing to their top rivals in Utah (and in the Democrats' case, Idaho).