U.S. Exit Polls: Voters Want A Strong Leader

Morning Consult: Voters Want a Strong Leader More Than Anything Else, Exit Poll Shows

Voters heading to the polls Tuesday are twice as likely to say they want a president who is a “strong leader” than in 2012, according to Morning Consult/POLITICO exit data.

More than one-third (36 percent) of 2016 voters said being a strong leader was the most important quality when picking a president, compared with 18 percent of voters who said the same during 2012 election. It’s an opinion held regardless of partisan leanings: 35 percent of Democrats, 34 percent of independents and 39 percent of Republicans said that was most important.

After being a strong leader, voters said having a vision for the future, at 29 percent, was most important. Sixteen percent picked having a candidate share their values and care about people like them, respectively.

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WNU Editor: In the same poll .... I am one of the 89% who is looking for all of this to end.

Update: The financial institutions are getting nervous .... Banks warn clients to brace for FX volatility after U.S. vote (Reuters). The bookies have a different point of view .... Clinton far ahead of Trump on betting exchanges and online markets (Reuters).