fifty-seven percent of those polled say hillary clinton <u+201c>has the right experience,<u+201d> compared to only 31 percent for donald trump. | getty by steven shepard 11/08/16 05:13 pm est voters are expressing unease about both major-party presidential candidates <u+2014> but greater anxiety about donald trump <u+2014> according to the morning consult/politico exit poll. nearly 14,000 early and election-day voters were asked whether around 40 different characteristics applied to trump and hillary clinton. and while the results are preliminary through tuesday afternoon, they suggest more negative attributes stick to trump than clinton. story continued below the top-scoring attributes for trump are <u+201c>stubborn<u+201d> (81 percent), <u+201c>arrogant<u+201d> (78 percent), <u+201c>he says what he believes<u+201d> (68 percent), <u+201c>reckless<u+201d> (60 percent), <u+201c>sexist<u+201d> (59 percent) and <u+201c>changes his mind<u+201d> (59 percent). meanwhile, the most frequently cited attributes for clinton were <u+201c>knowledgeable<u+201d> (68 percent), <u+201c>stubborn<u+201d> (60 percent), <u+201c>changes her mind<u+201d> (59 percent), <u+201c>has the right experience<u+201d> (57 percent), <u+201c>not willing to admit mistakes<u+201d> (56 percent) and <u+201c>flip-flops<u+201d> (56 percent). the head-to-head comparisons were most kind to clinton: 57 percent say she <u+201c>has the right experience,<u+201d> compared to only 31 percent for trump. only 29 percent say clinton <u+201c>does not know enough about the issues,<u+201d> but half of voters say trump doesn<u+2019>t know enough about the issues. other attributes are more positive for trump: 54 percent say clinton is <u+201c>corrupt,<u+201d> compared to 47 percent who say trump is. but trump doesn<u+2019>t have a meaningful advantage over clinton on one of the former secretary of state<u+2019>s greatest weaknesses. only 32 percent say clinton is <u+201c>trustworthy,<u+201d> but just 33 percent describe trump as trustworthy. this poll was conducted from october 18-november 8 among a national sample of 13,909 early and election-day voters. the interviews were conducted online, and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of registered voters based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, region, and whether they were an early voter or election day voter. by john bresnahan results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 1 percentage points. morning consult is a nonpartisan media and technology company that provides data-driven research and insights on politics, policy and business strategy. more details on the poll and its methodology can be found here . by bill scher by joshua zeitz by thomas wright by jack shafer
early exit poll: voters anxious about trump - politico
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