Americans Want Donald Trump At Their Barbecue And Hillary Clinton Where, Exactly?

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Americans Want Donald Trump At Their Barbecue And Hillary Clinton Where, Exactly?
KASTALIA MEDRANO
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According to a Quinnipiac University poll published Wednesday, Hillary Clinton has a bare lead over Donald Trump, 45 to 41percent. Further down in the poll's press release is a statistic that makes me simultaneously really angry and really sad. Voters prefer Clinton over Trump in a crisis, 47 to 41 percent, but when it comes to who they'd rather have over for burgers, it flips: 47 to 39 percent would Trump as a guest to a backyard barbecue. The poll also found that Americans would rather watch Trump on TV for the next four years over Clinton (admittedly, a narrow 44-41 percent).

A few weeks ago, Jon Stewart made a well-publicized diagnosis of this problem of Clinton’s, saying she seemed inauthentic and “not real to [her] personality.” Washington Post writer Chris Cillizza then expanded on why this diagnosis struck such a chord, highlighting the terms often used to paint the word cloud of Clinton’s demeanor: “clunky,” “formulaic,” “guarded,” “inauthentic,” “rehearsed.” Like Stewart, he devoted many, many preceding words to how intelligent, quick-thinking, qualified, and knowledgeable Clinton is, all while clearly setting up a massive nullifying “but…”

Jon Stewart goes off on Hillary Clinton (on The Axe Files): "A bright woman without the courage of her convictions." pic.twitter.com/2iCB3URkFM

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 12, 2016

Why do pollsters ask dumb questions like who do you want at your barbecue? Also, if Trump is there, I don't want to go to your barbecue. Just saying.

[KansDem]

1. "...who do you want at your barbecue?"

I believe during election 2004 the question was, "Who would you rather have a beer with?"

More respondents said Bush than Kerry and the rest is history...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Not fond of Hillary but I'd prefer a fake personality to a horrible personality.

I'd much rather invite Hillary to my barbecue than Trump; I don't even want to be in the same county with that asshole.

Anyhow, what his knuckle-dragging supporters don't understand is that Trump would not come to their barbecues because rich, important people like him don't go to barbecues. Trump would expect to be offered a lavish dinner with sterling silver and fine china and crystal and the most expensive wines and hummingbird tongues and peacock livers and whatever the hell. Barbecues are for the little people.

[yeoman6987]

5. I'd rather not have any politician at any of my events

Friends and family only. Politicians are not our friends. Not even close.

[Takket]

3. it is a dumb question true........

but it goes to likeability, ultimately. and likeability is a well done driving force for voters. Back in 2000 there was a lot made about how much more likeable Bush was. It was well known Bush was not nearly as intelligent as Gore. The Farrell SNL impersonation was a thing of legend during the election. Yet Bush won (yeah, we all know he lost). But Bush was the guy "i want to have a beer with" and people not only looked past how dumb he was, they actually saw it as a virtue. He's a regular guy just like me!

[rurallib]

4. why would anyone want a loud mouth ignorant bore at their barbecue

no matter how much money they had?

[haele]

6. It's like having your idiot slacker cousin who spends most of his paycheck on manly toys

And wonders why his soon-to-be-ex-wife is complaining about having to work full time to pay the household bills and take care of the house and kids while he gets to be the "fun dad" who pulls them out of school every other friday or so to go out to the desert or camping in the woods "just because life's too short to take responsibility for everything".

You know, the guy who hits on the neighbor's visiting from college daughter before he's even finished his first beer and starts gibbering conspiracy theories and threatening to beat up the wimp next door with the cats after the second?
The one who trashes or loses your tools because he doesn't know what he's doing with them when he borrows them for some project or other his wife nagged him to do to keep a dry roof over their head?

I sure as hell wouldn't want that asshole to any barbeque...

Haele

[anamnua]

7. Leading the country. NT.

[Initech]

8. I would far prefer the liberal elites than the white supremacists at my barbecue!

[bhikkhu]

9. I'd plan an excellent barbecue if she were coming

Trump would be an ass. Clinton, that would be some good conversation.

Of course, if it were Bernie Sanders coming, I'd need a larger venue than my backyard.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. I wouldn't want Donald Trump at any sort of function I'm attending.

He strikes me as someone who will corner you and start talking his head off about himself and not letting you get a word in edgewise or allowing you any sort of out.

I'll take Hillary Clinton as a wingwoman in a bar fight, though.