Most University of Georgia students can agree that they would vote for Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump, but that doesn’t mean that they feel positively about either candidate, as found in a poll conducted by JOUR 3190 in September.
When asked who they would be voting for in the upcoming election, eight of the 12 students interviewed said that they would be voting for Clinton.
All 12 of the students had negative comments for at least one of the presidential nominees, when asked for their opinions of Clinton and Trump.
“I don’t like either of them,” said Camila Cando, a freshman from Peachtree City. “But if I don’t vote then that vote would go to Trump. So I would vote for Hillary.”
“I feel like the lesser of the two evils would be Hillary,” said Adrienne Glover, a third-year student from Savannah, when asked who she would vote for in the upcoming presidential election.
In a Washington Post-ABC News Poll conducted in September, Clinton was reported to have an “unfavorable impression” by 55 percent of “likely voters” between the ages of 18 and 39, while Trump received a 70 percent “unfavorable impression” rating.
This report falls in line with the findings of the JOUR 3190 poll, where most of the 12 UGA students interviewed reported having a negative impression of the presidential candidates. When asked for their opinion of each of the major presidential nominees, nine of the students had negative comments for both Clinton and Trump.
“I really don’t like her,” said Antoni Piotramiak, a third-year student from Douglas. “I hate him too.”
Nine of the 12 students had a negative impression of Clinton, while all 12 of the students interviewed said that they had a negative impression of Trump.
“I think he’s a product of a broken system almost. We’re so angry with the Hillary Clinton political types, that someone that comes out and just screams everything he thinks, pretty much says it as he thinks it, is appealing to a lot of people even if it’s sometimes very very radical or racist,” said Zach Humrich, a third-year student from Savannah. “I dislike him; I don’t think he’s qualified to be president.”
The poll conducted by JOUR 3190 asked UGA students on North Campus a series of five questions. Students polled were asked for their opinions of both Clinton and Trump, as well as which candidate each student would be voting for in the general election. The students were also asked where they typically found their political information, and whether or not they would be watching the presidential debate that occurred on Sept. 26.
While eight out of the 12 students said that they would vote for Clinton, four of the 12 admitted to questioning whether or not they would be able to trust Clinton.
“She’s kind of very back and forth on the things she says. I don’t know if she’s very trustworthy or not because she’s kind of wishy washy,” said Cheyenne Cleveland, a freshman from Danielsville.