It’s no secret that Nickelback has trouble getting love. The Canadian band is hated so universally that they can’t even inspire more than a handful of “well, actually” thinkpieces that tend to come with any widespread acceptance of any position. But it turns out that there’s one person who can top the levels of cringe inspired by Chad Kroeger and company: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
A Public Policy Polling survey found that respondents rated Donald Trump less favorably than Nickelback, the DMV, hipsters and root canals. If Trump and head lice were in the same room, 26 percent more people would rather chat with the lice than the Donald. Not that Trump would ever have to worry about it, as his hair is made from corn silk and luxurious strands of pyrite.
Trump didn’t lose to everything, though. He squeaked out a victory over hemorrhoids and cockroaches, beating them by six and four percentage points, respectively.
While this doesn’t bode well for Trump’s chances come November, it does explain an odd move from earlier this year. When the candidate booted a protester from a rally for holding up a “Trump Likes Nickelback” sign, he was really just trying to avoid being reminded about the popular kids.
(Via Consequence of Sound)
