Voting against the other guy

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

"By Chris Kahn

NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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.

Former Secretary of State Clinton's appeal to voters seeking continuity with President Barack Obama's policies, has won her a decisive lead in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but finds strong opponents among those disillusioned by what they see as lack of progress during Obama's tenure..."

I'm voting against him AND her.

Guess who is at 53% approval rating? Maybe they should repeal the 22nd Amendment.

forkushV- you have to be kidding! A bunch of idiots approve the present demigod and you are OK with that? Your statement is an insult to anyone with an IQ above 90.

Dude, some of us remember what the country was like on January 19, 2009.

Yep. No members of the Muslim Brotherhood held government positions close to the President. The DOJ wasn't running guns to Mexican drug cartels. That's just a couple things...

If Trump had half a brain and really wanted to have a shot at the general election he would advocate one very specific and simple policy position: Single Payer Healthcare

Hillary has already double-downed on Obamacare. And Republicans' replacement healthcare plan is a well known fairy tale at this point. If Trump came out in favor of Single Payer he could appeal to Bernie Supporters and simultaneously bash Hillary which would be red meat for the tea party. Defending the costs, efficiency, outcomes, and patient satisfaction with single payer can be easily backed up with data from the rest of the industrialized world that uses it...and a slam dunk for almost any debate forum.

I would have a hard time pulling the lever for someone that favored private insurance over single payer.

But this wont happen. Trump will spend the entire campaign talking about emails and Monica Lewinsky....and will get a colossal ass kicking in November.

Obamacare favorability is in the low 40's but pj wants Trump to make healthcare like the VA.

PJ has a good ppint and I actually can roll wiyth it myself. The ACA has been so incredibly inefficient if not somewhat of a disaster, a single payer similar to Canadas would probably be the best way to go here. Clearly what's going on and has been is not he greatest. Go ahead and swing for the fences, but my fear is instead a few pages of simple rules, it will be filled with a thousand filled wied handouts to God knows who.

Until the govt can prove they can run the VA they should not be given any more control