Survey: More than half of corporate CEOs prefer Clinton over Trump

[dlwickham]

More than half of Fortune 500 CEOs say they would prefer Hillary Clinton to win the White House instead of Donald Trump, according to a new survey.

Fifty-eight percent of the CEOs said they would support Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, while 42 percent would support Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, according to a survey conducted last month by Fortune and released on Wednesday.

“Big company CEOs tend to lean heavily Republican," the survey said.

"But most of the 500 operate on a global scale, and many disagree with Trump’s proposals for raising trade barriers. Some also have been rattled by his stance on immigration, or by his comments showing little understanding of public finance."

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/economy/281842-more-than-half-of-ceos-prefer-a-clinton-white-house

[highprincipleswork]

1. Yes, so now we're the party of corporate CEO's. What a relief!

[RandySF]

2. It just means they know how batshit Trump is.

[dlwickham]

4. everyone has their own reasons to vote the way they do

not voting for the batshit crazy guy is legitimate

that's one of the reasons I wouldn't vote for Sanders

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. That makes sense. Hillary has always been a friend of Wall Street, and

more importantly, she's predictable - while Trump is both ignorant and a loose cannon. The moneybags like predictability.

[dlwickham]

6. she did represent New York in the Senate

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. That's true. But the State of New York is a whole lot more

than Wall Street. There are middle class and poor people living there who have been getting screwed by Wall Street. Did she represent them, too?

[dlwickham]

11. she won NY pretty big so I'd say the answer to your question is yes

[HuckleB]

5. The rest should be demoted immediately.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. I really don't get that 42% who support a bankrupted loser...

who is probably certifiable.

[etherealtruth]

8. Looking at tRumps policies and ideas .... I am sure they would support my dog over tRump

[Hekate]

10. It just shows they're not batshit crazy political junkies. They like stability, and she's stable.

It has very little to do with her liberal-leaning domestic policies, and everything to do with a pragmatic assessment of the chances of Trump destroying the country both domestically and internationally in a temper-tantrum.

Hillary is mentally stable, as well as smart and qualified. Trump is none of those things.

I know some Republicans who didn't vote for McCain because he picked Sarah Palin as his running mate. That was it for them. They're not business tycoons, just a retired Sheriff and his wife, but clearly they know crazy when they see it. I can just imagine what they are thinking about the rise of Donald Trump.

Hell, one of DH's brothers is a FOX-watching conservative and he's going to vote for Hillary Clinton because he figures that when Trump is done rounding up the Muslims and Mexicans, he'll start in on the Jews. His bigoted talk just strikes way too close to the bone in our family.

[lindysalsagal]

12. Pretty sad that it was only 58%. fRump is criminals stupid.

What does that say about them?

[ecstatic]

13. Who in their right mind would support Trump? It's not even about policy, at this point,

because Trump's policies change by the hour. He's ignorant, racist, unqualified, unhinged, and has fascist tendencies.

[geek tragedy]

14. I'd like to know who those 42% are so I can short their companies' stock nt