Saturday, March 28, 2015

CBS: Clinton Polls Poorly

CBS News reports the results of a recent poll they had done on Hillary Clinton's popularity with voters.
Generally, 26 percent of Americans now have a favorable view of Hillary Clinton, while 37 percent view her unfavorably; another third are undecided or don't have an opinion of her. As Clinton weighs a presidential bid, her favorable views are 12 points lower than they were in the fall of 2013.
One could almost feel sorry for Dems. Their "inevitable" presidential candidate is seen favorably by roughly one person in four.
Most Democrats (55 percent) continue to hold favorable views of Clinton but that percentage has dropped eight points since November 2013.
I hope we don't have another election where voters are forced to guess which of the two major candidates will be less bad in office. Obama vs. McCain was one of those. Clinton vs. Bush would be another.
The public gives Clinton her most negative marks on honesty. Fewer than half - 42 percent- say she is honest and trustworthy, while more - 47 percent - don't think she is.
That could simply be because she is a lawyer - someone trained to lie convincingly on behalf of the client paying her retainer.