Young Americans are so dissatisfied with the options in the US presidential election that nearly one in four would rather have a giant meteor destroy the Earth than see Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the White House. The man who cried rigged: the problem with Trump’s election claims Read moreThe choice alluded to the Twitter hashtag “žGiantMeteor2016”, a reference to an imaginary presidential candidate. Some 23%, nearly one in four, preferred the giant meteor outcome to either Trump or Clinton. When asked to choose between the actual candidates, Clinton easily led Trump with 54% of respondents to 21% in a two-way race. In national polls surveying the whole population, Clinton is leading Trump, but not by nearly as much.

Source: The Guardian October 19, 2016 02:19 UTC