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  • Nov, 2020

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    US Presidential Nominee Attributes

    Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Democratic American Presidential nominee?

    Donald Trump Joe Biden Difference
    Aggressive 72% 15% +57
    Arrogant 73% 18% +55
    Intolerant 63% 19% +44
    Erratic 67% 23% +44
    Narrow-minded 62% 22% +42
    More dishonest than other politicians 54% 21% +33
    Out of touch with ordinary people 60% 28% +32
    Visionary 29% 34% -5
    Hard-working 37% 48% -11
    Good in a crisis 22% 33% -11
    A capable leader 29% 41% -12
    Intelligent 36% 50% -14
    Someone who will strengthen the US relationship with Australia 27% 42% -15
    Understands the problems facing America 32% 51% -19
    • Donald Trump is seen to be aggressive (72% describing the president as this), arrogant (73%) and erratic (67%).
    • Joe Biden is more likely than his opponent to be seen as understanding the problems facing America (51%), intelligent (50%) and hard-working (48%).
    • 42% of people think Joe Biden is someone who will strengthen the US relationship with Australia, compared to 27% who think Donald Trump would do the same during a second term as president.
  • Oct, 2012

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    Interest in US Presidential Election

    Q. Thinking about United States politics, how much interest do you have in the US Presidential election?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    A lot of interest

    11%

    11%

    11%

    20%

    Some interest

    27%

    34%

    26%

    28%

    A little interest

    34%

    29%

    39%

    32%

    No interest at all

    27%

    25%

    23%

    19%

    Don’t know

    2%

    1%

    1%

    2%

    38% have some or a lot of interest in the US Presidential election.

    Those with highest interest were men (42% some/a lot), Labor voters (45%) and Greens voters (48%). There were no substantial differences across age groups.

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