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WASHINGTON (AP) - Most American voters say "meh" - at best - about the 2016 field of presidential candidates in both parties.

That's according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, which shows that a majority of Americans believe none of the remaining candidates for president represents their opinions at least somewhat well.

At least half of Americans say they would be disappointed or even angry if either of the front-runners - Donald Trump for the Republicans or Hillary Clinton for the Democrats - are nominated, the survey shows. And a quarter said they would be disappointed or angry if both win nominations. Still another quarter would feel at best neutral if both are nominated.

Among all registered voters, 63 percent say they wouldn't consider voting for Trump and half say the same about Clinton.

About one-fifth of those surveyed say they'd either probably or definitely vote for a third-party candidate if Trump and Clinton are the nominees.

Roland Bauer, 64, a retiree from Winter Springs, Fla., plans not to vote if Clinton and Trump are nominated. "I don't trust politicians," he says. "Everybody is on the take."

Bruce Bertsch, a libertarian and retired human resources director from San Diego, says the public's lukewarm reaction to the major-party hopefuls doesn't come from disinterest or apathy - quite the opposite. Here's how his friends and family see the candidates:

"Hillary Clinton is a liar. Donald Trump is an idiot. And Bernie (Sanders)? He's an old fool," Bertsch, 78, said in a telephone interview Monday. To Bertsch, the Republican and Democratic competitors look like this: "The Democrats want to spend my money. The Republicans want to tell me how to live my life - and then spend my money."

Even within their own parties, neither Trump nor Clinton generates much enthusiasm. Only 26 percent of Democratic voters say they'd be excited about Clinton being their nominee, and 27 percent say they'd be satisfied. Another 23 percent would feel neutral, 19 percent would be disappointed and 5 percent would be angry, the poll found.

Trump fares even worse among Republican voters, with 19 percent saying they'd be enthusiastic, 19 percent satisfied, 20 percent neutral, 25 percent disappointed and 16 percent angry.

Less than half of Americans say any of the remaining candidates, including Sanders, Ted Cruz or John Kasich, comes close to representing their opinions on the issues.

And in a year dominated by Trump-generated theatrics and his so-far scant policy details, substance matters, most voters say. Nearly 9 in 10 Americans call a candidate's positions on the issues extremely or very important to them.

Among all the remaining candidates, only Sanders, Clinton's Democratic rival, generates significantly more positive than negative ratings from Americans, with 48 percent saying they have a favorable opinion of him and 39 percent unfavorable. He's also the only candidate described by a majority of Americans as at least somewhat likable, civil, honest and compassionate.

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans have an unfavorable view of Trump, nearly 6-in-10 have an unfavorable view of Cruz and a majority - 55 percent - have an unfavorable view of Clinton, according to the poll.

Americans are fairly evenly divided on Kasich, with 34 percent expressing a favorable view and 31 percent an unfavorable one. Another 34 percent still don't know enough about him to say.