Europeans seem a little nervous about the idea of Donald Trump in the White House.
According to a survey by pollsters YouGov, 65% of Germans and 58% of Brits say they are “afraid” of the US Republican nominee’s potential presidency. Fifty-three percent of Danes said they felt “sad” at the thought of it, and 29% of Finns described themselves as “amused” by the whole thing.
Over 8,000 European adults were polled for the survey between Oct. 20-25 this year. Their discomfort about Trump isn’t surprising: Several of the seven countries surveyed, such as Scandinavian nations famed for their high levels of equality, tend to identify more with the values of the US Democratic party than the Republican party.
But a solid portion of Europeans polled also seem pretty apathetic about Democratic contender Hillary Clinton. Asked if she would be a “great,” “good,” average” or “poor” president if elected, about half of Danes and Norwegians, 42% of Brits and 47% of Finns say she would be would be an “average” one.
According to this poll, Brits appear the least optimistic about a Clinton presidency. This is the only country surveyed in which more people said they believed Clinton would be a “poor/terrible” president, rather than a “great/good” president.
Overall, there’s hardly much European love for Trump, either: the vast majority of every country surveyed thinks he’d be a “poor/terrible” president.
This view also explains the most commonly-chosen response to the prospect of a Clinton presidency after the US votes on Nov. 8: ”relief.”