The top word that people associate with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is “liar,” according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
The second and third options, "dishonest" and "untrustworthy," aren’t much better, demonstrating that the email scandal and perhaps other past controversies are taking their toll on Clinton, though she still leads the pack among the other Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination.
The poll surveyed 1,563 registered voters nationally. On the question, “What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of Hillary Clinton?" the top choice was “liar,” drawing 178 mentions. “Dishonest” was second with 123 mentions and “untrustworthy” received 93.
The fourth and fifth options are better news for Clinton: “experience” got 82 mentions and "strong" got 59.
Here's the full word list for Clinton, counting only words that were mentioned at least five times.
liar 178dishonest 123
untrustworthy 93
experience 82
strong 59
Bill 56
woman 47
smart 31
crook 21
untruthful 19
criminal 18
deceitful 18
Democrat 16
intelligent 15
email 14
politician 13
Benghazi 12
corrupt 12
crooked 11
capable 10
determined 10
good 10
leader 9
murder 9
qualified 9
trustworthy 9
bitch 8
competent 8
phony 8
president 8
cheat 7
deceptive 7
honest 7
scandal 7
sneaky 7
ambitious 6
arrogant 6
brilliant 6
dependable 6
fair 6
sec-of-state 6
thief 6
confident 5
corporate 5
dedicated 5
devious 5
first-lady 5
lady 5
liberal 5
unqualified 5
On the Republican side, “arrogant," "blowhard," "idiot," "businessman" and "clown" were the top words for Donald Trump. For former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, it was "Bush," "family," "honest," "weak" and "brother."