AP Photo Voters pick words to describe Trump: Idiot, jerk, stupid, dumb

Donald Trump topped another GOP national poll released Wednesday afternoon but overall, voters seemed to have less than nice things to say about the presidential candidate and real-estate mogul.

About 10 percent of all likely voters surveyed said they would describe Trump as an "idiot," a "jerk," "stupid" or "dumb," while 6 percent called him "arrogant" and another 6 percent called him "crazy" or "nuts." Meanwhile, 5 percent called him a "buffoon," a "clown," "comical" or a "joke." Other words high on the list include "egotistical," "narcissist" and "selfish," along with "outspoken," "frank" and "opinionated."


Trump's favorability was 27 percent, while 61 percent of likely voters said they had an unfavorable view of him.

Trump led fellow GOP opponents in a Suffolk University/USA Today poll of likely Republican voters with 23 percent, followed by Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina at 13 percent each. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio grabbed 9 percent, followed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 8 percent and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 6 percent. Other candidates drew 2 percent or less, with 18 percent still undecided.

Likely voters were slightly more charitable with their characterizations of Fiorina. About 10 percent said the words "smart," "intelligent" or "knowledgeable" best described Fiorina, with 6 percent calling her "dishonest," "untrustworthy" or a "liar." Voters were not asked to describe Carson or other Republican opponents.

The poll was conducted Sept. 24-28 via telephone, surveying 1,000 likely voters with an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The Republican subsample included 380 likely voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.