13 Percent Of Voters Prefer A Meteor Hitting Earth To Clinton, Trump

A new poll found that between the choice of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, 13 percent of likely voters would prefer another option: The violent extinction of the human race courtesy of a meteor.

A June 30 survey conducted by Public Policy Polling found that both Clinton and Trump have alarmingly high unfavorable ratings among likely voters, although the GOP nominee finds himself in a deeper pit of unpopularity, The Washington Times reports.

The survey included the absurd question of whether or not respondents would sooner vote for a giant meteor crashing into the Earth and wiping out human life. Of those polled, 13 percent would rather cast their vote for the extinction-level event than for either Clinton or Trump.

To add insult to injury for the third-party candidates, the giant meteor bringing the apocalypse scored more support than Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, who garnered 5 percent, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who came in last with 2 percent.

The report found that Clinton only had favorable rating of 39 percent compared to 54 percent unfavorable while Trump had a rating of 35 percent favorable with 58 percent unfavorable.

“It’s a simple reality that both of this year’s Presidential candidates are unpopular,” the report concluded. The survey noted that the giant meteor “is particularly appealing to independent voters … Maybe that’s who the Libertarians should have nominated.”

Dean Debnam, president of PPP, noted that while both candidates were unpopular, Clinton had an advantage leading into the November election.

“What we’re finding both nationally and in the swing states is that Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump is pretty comparable to Barack Obama’s margins over Mitt Romney last time around,” Debnam said.

“The country is too polarized along party lines for this to end up being a historical landslide but Clinton is still a very clear favorite,” Debnam added.

This assertion is backed up by other general election polls from mid-June to early July, which have indicated a firm lead for Clinton.

Aggregating the past 10 polls going back to June 19, Real Clear Politics found that Clinton has, on average, a 4.8 percent point lead over Trump.

Both candidates remain deeply unpopular, the electorate’s dislike for them transcending partisan differences.

An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on June 27 found that both Clinton and Trump scored higher negative ratings than organizations such as Planned Parenthood and the National Rifle Association, which have been polarizing along party lines, by double digits.

Sources: NBC News, Real Clear Politics, The Washington Times / Photo credit: Deep Impact via New York Post