Posted on 03/18/2015 10:23:13 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
Hillary Clinton's favorability rating has taken a hit amid the controversy over her use of personal email while Secretary of State, but the results of a CNN/ORC International poll suggest that she remains the frontrunner in the 2016 presidential election.
The poll found that 53 percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of Clinton, down from 59 percent in a poll conducted last November.
The percentage of Americans that have an unfavorable opinion of the former Secretary of State has also risen to 44 percent from 38 percent.
Additionally, fifty-one percent of Americans said Clinton did something wrong by using a personal emailaddress while she served as Secretary of State compared to the 47 percent that said she did not do anything wrong.
Clinton has claimed that her decision to use a personal email account was made strictly on the basis of convenience but acknowledged that hindsight suggests it would have been better to use two separate phones and two separate accounts.
The former First Lady has said she will not allow an outside observer to access her server, noting that it contains personal communications.
The CNN/ORC poll found that 51 percent of Americans think Clinton has not done enough to explain why she used a private email system.
As mentioned above, however, Clinton remains the clear frontrunner to secure the Democratic nomination for president.
The poll found that 62 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents would vote for Clinton in the Democratic primary.
Vice President Joe Biden comes in a distant second at 15 percent, followed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., at 10 percent. The other potential Democratic candidates have support in the low single digits.
Clinton also continues to perform well in potential general election matchups, leading all of her possible Republican challengers by double-digits.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ken., performs best against Clinton but still trails the former Secretary of State by 43 percent to 54 percent.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker match up equally against Clinton, with each trailing by 40 percent to 55 percent.
The poll showed Bush and Walker as the top two choices for the Republican nomination at 16 percent and 13 percent, respectively. Another 12 percent favor Paul, while 10 percent support former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
The CNN/ORC survey of 1,009 adults was conducted March 13th through 15th and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Well maybe; but that’s the only skill she has.
The only way that Hillary won’t run is for her to be in an orange jumpsuit and behind bars.
Dukakis was 17 points ahead of HW on Labor Day. Carter lead Reagan after both conventions.
Polls at this point have no meaning. I wish people would stop posting about them.
“If Hillary is elected POTUS, we might as well throw in the towel and forget it.”
I know I will. Electing that foul bitch after all the revelations about her would be the unmistakeable signal the USA is a done deal.
The reason being: the Democrats only have three possible candidates, all lousy. The Republicans have a dozen, and as of now, R’s have their favorites and their preferences are all just segments of their bloc. After the primaries, the contest will be down to one against one.
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