US Presidential Poll Clinton vs Trump: What Do Voters Like About Them?

By R. Siva Kumar - 23 Mar '16 13:33PM
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On Tuesday, Arizona was taken by Clinton and Trump. Utah was taken by Cruz, while Sanders took Idaho. Most of the voters said that the issues most important to them included the "minimum wage, medical care for veterans and Native American affairs".

Marie Howard, a 57-year-old Navajo Nation resident, supported Hillary Clinton, as she feels that she would get a sympathetic supporter for tribal members, according to washingtonpost.

She has an interesting collection of postcards, an autographed photo and newspaper clippings reminding her of Clinton's visit to her reservation and the Grand Canyon. "She's the only one who's been out here trying to make a difference," Howard said.

She had been among thousands of Navajos who had been moved away from Hopi land in a property dispute between the tribes. She is convinced that Clinton would help those who have been relocated to get federal benefits given for moving off their land.

She also looks forward to Clinton supporting Bernie Sanders' plan to provide free college tuition.

Meanwhile, Daniel Ramirez, a 28-year-old Phoenix resident, said he had felt at first that Donald Trump was a "sideshow." But finally, he liked the concept of getting a president elected without funds from outside.

"I had to put my big boy pants on and say, 'There's more to this guy,'" Ramirez said.

And getting him to be president would mean that his anti-establishment belief would help. "If we need to impeach him, I suspect it would be a fairly short process," he said.

On the other hand, Brandon Perry of South Jordan, Utah, thinks Trump is an untrustworthy TV persona who is only trying to stir people's anger and hate, so that he could get elected.

"My perception of Trump is that he's morally bankrupt," Perry said.

Though he likes John Kasich, Perry feels that he would not be able to win. But halting Trump's advancement is his most important issue, he feels.

There is an ardent Donald Trump supporter, Easton Brady, 19, of Provo, Utah, explaining that not all millennials support Sanders.

While Utah is heavily conservative, Mitt Romney is more popular here.

Yet, Brady likes the billionaire Trump and his brashness, as he finds that the candidates words ring true.

"I think Trump says a lot of dumb things, but he's human," Brady said. "I don't care."

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