This graph was compiled by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ based on answers to the following question for each candidate:
If ____________ is elected President, what best describes your feelings about what
she/he will do in office -- excited, optimistic, concerned or scared?
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Feelings of Americans on what 2016 U.S. presidential candidates might do in office
This statistic shows the results of an opinion poll on the llikely future policies of all candidates for U.S. President in 2016. Fifty percent of respondents were scared of what Donald Trump would do in office if elected.
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New York Times. (March 21, 2016). Feelings of Americans on what 2016 U.S. presidential candidates might do in office, as of March 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 07, 2026, from /statistics/527872/feelings-of-americans-on-what-2016-us-presidential-candidates-might-do-in-office/
New York Times. "Feelings of Americans on what 2016 U.S. presidential candidates might do in office, as of March 2016." Chart. March 21, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 07, 2026. /statistics/527872/feelings-of-americans-on-what-2016-us-presidential-candidates-might-do-in-office/
New York Times. (2016). Feelings of Americans on what 2016 U.S. presidential candidates might do in office, as of March 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2026. /statistics/527872/feelings-of-americans-on-what-2016-us-presidential-candidates-might-do-in-office/
New York Times. "Feelings of Americans on What 2016 U.S. Presidential Candidates Might Do in Office, as of March 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Mar 2016, /statistics/527872/feelings-of-americans-on-what-2016-us-presidential-candidates-might-do-in-office/
New York Times, Feelings of Americans on what 2016 U.S. presidential candidates might do in office, as of March 2016 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/527872/feelings-of-americans-on-what-2016-us-presidential-candidates-might-do-in-office/ (last visited August 07, 2026)
Feelings of Americans on what 2016 U.S. presidential candidates might do in office, as of March 2016 [Graph], New York Times, March 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/527872/feelings-of-americans-on-what-2016-us-presidential-candidates-might-do-in-office/
