This notion that Trump and Hillary are equally bad is, in my opinion, purely a product of an extraordinarily successful smear campaign. Before she was a candidate, Hillary was one of the most respected democrats among republicans:
https://nondoc.com/2016/08/09/25-times-gop-praised-hillary-clinton/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/01/remember-when-republicans-loved-hillary-clinton.html
That republicans were so desperate to win that they were willing to throw the Clinton Foundation under the bus along the way, dissolved any respect I might have had for them.
Hell, she even got endorsements and praise from mainstream (excuse me, those who used to be mainstream before the party went insane) Republicans all over the place during the campaign. But people wanted change. Even if that change was shit.