Working Americans don't much like the choices they're beinghanded this presidential election year. And the proof is in thenumbers.
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|According to a recent survey by QuantumWorkplace, fully half of working-age Americans not voting inNovember say they don't support either major party candidate. Onereason: Fewer than 3 in 10 of them trust either candidate to"positively impact" their career or job.
|Among those who will be voting, the Republican Party nominee hasa steeper hill to climb in winning employees' confidence.
|Fewer than 1 in 4 (24.9 percent), Quantum reports, will votefor Donald Trump, as compared to more than 4 in 10(40.2 percent) who plan to back Democratic Party candidate HillaryClinton.
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|The gap is similarly pronounced across the gender divide. Justover a third of men (34.9 percent) plan to vote for Trump. Thatcompares with 44.3 percent who intend to vote for Clinton, a nearly10 percentage point difference.
|To learn more about how employees view this election season andthe candidates, check out the infographic on the next page:
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