The majority of Americans don't want to vote for Cruz, Trump, or Clinton
The spring stretch of the presidential season is rough. The news cycle has revolved around the candidates for more than a year now. With the conventions around the corner, all the players are beginning to throw some elbows and fight a little dirty. It is unsurprising, then, that politics-weary Americans are beginning to get a little jaded, The Washington Post reports.
In fact, looking at the top contenders, most Americans can't find anyone who they would even want to vote for. Of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Ted Cruz — the three candidates who were deemed most likely to appear on the general election ballot by a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll — a whole 6 in 10 Americans say they can't see themselves supporting a single one.
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