HILLARY HIT AGAIN IN POLLS! – AT 8:24 A.M. ET: Americans just don't see her as selling Girl Scout cookies. From CNN:
(CNN) A majority of voters in three key presidential swing states view Hillary Clinton as not honest and trustworthy, according to a new poll out Wednesday.
The Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll finds that by margins of 8 to 14 percentage points voters in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania are skeptical of Clinton's trustworthiness.
In Florida, 51% of voters hold the negative view of Clinton, compared to 43% who feel she is trustworthy. In Ohio, 53% of voters find Clinton not trustworthy, compared to 40% who do. And in Pennsylvania, 54% of voters don't find her honest, while 40% do.
Compounding the possible issue for Clinton, being honest and trustworthy is also the top issue to voters in all three early states.
Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the poll, said that Clinton is experiencing a "continuing slide" with how she is "perceived by voters who continue to say she is not honest and trustworthy."
Clinton's early state honest and trustworthy numbers follow what a CNN/ORC poll released earlier this month found: 42% of Americans consider her honest and trustworthy, while 57% don't.
COMMENT: One thing is clear: she isn't the Teflon candidate. The attacks on her have clearly taken their toll, in part because they reinforce an idea that was already out there, that the Clintons are not to be trusted.
Obviously, that is a charge that Republicans must pursue. It is likely that more damage will be done to Clinton as more opposition research is conducted in the coming months. There seems to be no end of scandal. Can her decline cost her the nomination? The smart money today would say no, but I wonder if it's really the smart money. If she continues to sag, the Democrats might just go with any opponent with a pulse. The sense of excitement would be enormous. Or, we might see a genuine draft of Elizabeth Warren at the convention. The networks would love it. Oh, the ratings.
June 18, 2015 |