Poll: Donald Trump ‘Arrogant,’ ‘Uncivil'

Saint Leo, FL — If the presidential election were held right now, Democrat Hillary Clinton would trounce Republican Donald Trump 44.9 percent to 37 percent.

That’s according to the Saint Leo University Polling Institute, which released the results of a national poll Wednesday. Pollsters also say 18.1 percent of likely voters they surveyed remained undecided.

Those results aren’t all that surprising considering pollsters also found that roughly three out of four likely voters said Trump is “arrogant and uncivil, and more than half even consider him to be a racist because of the remarks he has made.”

The online survey was conducted between June 10-16, involving 1,001 adults across the nation, including 930 likely voters. The survey was conducted right after Clinton won the California state primary, becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee. It was also ongoing at the time of the June 12 terrorist attack in Orlando.

Since Saint Leo is a Florida-based university, pollsters also conducted a separate survey in the Sunshine State during that timeframe. A total of 500 adults in Florida were included in the poll with 459 likely voters represented, Saint Leo announced Wednesday. On the state level, voters favored Clinton over Trump by 50.1 percent to 35.3.

Political scientist Frank Orlando, the polling institute’s director, said the results point to a Clinton win in November “unless something drastic happens.”

That finding, however, doesn’t necessarily mean voters are fond of Clinton either, Orlando added.

In the national survey 62.6 percent of likely voters gave Trump unfavorable ratings. Clinton’s unfavorable rating was 54.7 percent. Florida voters felt about the same with 66 percent giving Trump unfavorable ratings and 53.4 percent giving Clinton unfavorable ratings.

“For sure, they are both not liked,” said Orlando. “Trump is liked even less. Likely voters are holding their noses for both.”

In regard to Trump specifically, here are some of the statements respondents were presented with and their responses:

• Donald Trump is arrogant, uncivil and ego-driven – 75.9 agreed nationally; 75.4 percent agreed in Florida
• Donald Trump has demonstrated, in his comments, that he is sexist – 61.7 percent agreed nationally; 63.8 percent agreed in Florida
• Donald Trump is just as he describes himself – successful, a leader and intelligent – 44.8 percent agreed nationally, 43.6 percent agreed in Florida
• I support Donald Trump’s position on immigration – 44.6 percent agreed nationally; 43.6 percent agreed in Florida
• Donald Trump is an authentic Christian – 21.6 percent agreed nationally; 24 percent agreed in Florida

To read the full poll reports, visit the Saint Leo University Polling Institute online.

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