Clinton vs Trump: Who Does The Public Trust More?


November is right around the corner, at least in politicians’ eyes. As more and more time passes, presidential hopefuls are looking for ways to upsell themselves, while denouncing opposing parties whenever possible. Take Hillary Clinton, for example. The former secretary of state is attempting to warn the public of Donald Trump’s evolving image, but will the public listen?

“He’s already showed us what he believes and he’s already said what he wants to do, and he wants to go after every one of the rights we have,” the passionate Democrat told a crowd.

Clinton’s comments about Trump’s atrocious behavior comes days after Trump’s newly hired campaign chief, Paul Manafort, tried to reassure members of the Republican National Committee that the infamous Republican candidate is making strides to reshape his image and regain public support that he had before his many insensitive, rude comments.

“That’s what’s important for you to understand: That he gets it, and that the part he’s been playing is evolving,” Manafort said as he addressed about 100 committee members. “The negatives are going to come down, the image is going to change, but Clinton is still going to be crooked Hillary.”

This weekend, Clinton’s campaign published a video that was quite simply a “highlight reel of Mr. Trump’s incendiary comments.” The film cautioned audiences of Trump’s impending character transformation, emphasizing that you can’t change bad character.

“Donald Trump wants you to forget everything he’s said,” the video stated. “Don’t.”

The same day Clinton’s video was released, Trump retaliated by criticizing Clinton for being crooked and boring.

“’I can tell you that if I go too presidential, people are going to be very bored,’ Trump told Fox News in an interview, adding that he was worried his supporters would ‘fall asleep’ on him.”


Whether or not the public is going to listen to either presidential candidate, the outcomes are clear. Either Trump is going to evolve into a good-hearted, well-liked presidential candidate to enough people willing to forget his racist and xenophobic statements thus far in time for the election, or Clinton’s attacks on the outspoken Republican are going to convince Trump supporters to run in the other direction. Only time will tell, but I for one am curious to see whose advice is heeded by the public.

Featured image via Getty/Spencer Platt

Laura Muensterer is a public relations student minoring in psychology at the University of North Texas. She also writes for EDM World Magazine. In addition to her remote jobs, Laura is a PR intern at J.O. Design in Fort Worth, as well as an editorial intern for Southlake Style the magazine.