To reiterate the headline, 13% of people in a recent US opinion poll opted for a giant meteor destroying all life on Earth than seeing Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton as US President.
This is not a joke poll, however the company behind the data - Public Policy Polling Inc. - do have a history of asking somewhat left-of-field questions. Just before he exited US Republican nominee race, PPP Inc. asked pollers if they believed Ted Cruz was the Zodiac Killer.
10% believed he was, 28% weren't sure.
This time around, a sampling of 853 voters were asked to vote between Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the extinction of all life on Earth. The poll had Clinton polling at 43% whilst Donald Trump garnered just 38% of the vote. Certain death, however, polled at just 13%.
However, in a separate poll outside of the Democratic Party and GOP, the apocalyptic meteor polled at 26% - meaning that US voters would clearly prefer to wipe out the rest of humanity than see a third-party candidate in the White House.
What's even more interesting is that the giant meteor option has garnered a huge Twitter following, gaining over 21,000 followers since the poll was released.
LIFE HACK: Use this flowchart to determine whether your species will die in an asteroid apocalypse pic.twitter.com/7Sk5zBzO2t
— Sweet Meteor O'Death (@smod2016) July 1, 2016
Naturally enough, this had us thinking. If another General Election was called tomorrow, who would win? Vote in our poll and let us know!
Via PPP, Inc.