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Poll: 2016 Republicans tightly bunched; Clinton’s image erodes
The Washington Post ^ | June 2, 2015 | Dan Balz and Peyton M. Craighill

Posted on 06/02/2015 4:25:29 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

After five months of forums, fundraising appearances and trips to the early states, the 2016 Republican nomination contest is as unsettled as ever, with no candidate receiving more than 11 percent support and seven candidates all within three points of one another, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Meanwhile, Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to dominate the Democratic nomination contest. But her personal attributes continue to erode in the wake of stories about fundraising practices at the Clinton Foundation and her use of a personal e-mail server while at the State Department.

Clinton’s favorability ratings are the lowest in a Post-ABC poll since April 2008, when she was running for president the first time. Today, 41 percent of Americans say she is honest and trustworthy, compared with 52 percent who say she is not — a 22-point swing in the past year....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties; Polls
KEYWORDS: bush; rubio; scottwalker; tedcruz
If the top ten are within the margin of error, then the race is essentially tied, right?
1 posted on 06/02/2015 4:25:29 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Go to the of the line” says Hillary to a (former) supporter!!!

Rosa Parks wouldn’t put up with that and neither should we!


2 posted on 06/02/2015 4:31:47 AM PDT by buffyt (Socialism Is Legal Plunder - Bastiat... $18 trillion = enslavement of our children to DEBT.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; ntnychik; potlatch

3 posted on 06/02/2015 4:34:39 AM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Fakistan)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
If the top ten are within the margin of error, then the race is essentially tied, right?

There is no race. Polls are meaningless.

Everything happening now follows a script and is the work of the enemy.

4 posted on 06/02/2015 4:36:56 AM PDT by Jim Noble (If you can't discriminate, you are not free)
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To: PhilDragoo

“I am Not a Crook” - the reboot...


5 posted on 06/02/2015 4:37:16 AM PDT by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“But her personal attributes continue to erode in the wake of stories about fundraising practices at the Clinton Foundation and her use of a personal e-mail server while at the State Department.”

The story should not be about her image eroding, it really should be about her being marched into a jail cell.


6 posted on 06/02/2015 4:37:18 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("Keeping your stick down used to be a commandment, but not anymore" Harry Sinden, 1988)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Evita is an old worn-out, used-up counterfeit...there never WAS any authenticity or merit to her character and NOW she can’t fabricate any. Not even with the wholesale backing of the criminal MSM. They blew all their ‘creds’ (such as they had) in foisting “O” into the WH.


7 posted on 06/02/2015 4:38:14 AM PDT by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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To: OttawaFreeper

true, but for now, I’ll take the personal approval erosion.


8 posted on 06/02/2015 4:38:20 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Noticed two things:
gop is insisting on strangling itself.

Poll asked if Jeb would follow the policies or Dubya and Dad, but no corresponding question about Hillary and Bill.


9 posted on 06/02/2015 5:14:15 AM PDT by GilesB
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To: Jim Noble
This looks like a ABC is trying the Lets give Cover to our Clintonista Georgy S by peddling one bad ABC poll for our Evita .

They have the come back Girl PR push polls ready to unleash when its the right time more than likely this fall.

The Dem media complex is so predictable since its run by the far left now.

10 posted on 06/02/2015 6:03:40 AM PDT by ncalburt ( Amnesty-media out in full force)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We need to get Carson out of the race, he is pulling votes that would go to Cruz.

Carson has no shot, go get elected to SOMETHING somewhere first before going for the big prize.


11 posted on 06/02/2015 6:08:40 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Ever think that that’s why he’s running? He knows he isn’t going to be the nominee, much less president. Same with Santorum, Trump, Huckabee, Fiorina and especially Graham.


12 posted on 06/02/2015 6:12:37 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Fiorina seems to be running for VP. While the attack dog is welcome, it is not the top spot method.


13 posted on 06/02/2015 6:17:18 AM PDT by Tzfat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Clinton’s favorability ratings are the lowest in a Post-ABC poll since April 2008, when she was running for president the first time.

Interesting how she only becomes unpopular when she's seeking power over us.


14 posted on 06/02/2015 6:46:45 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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2nd Divisionvet ?

If I am wrong on this I’ll admit it.

Hillary will not be the D.N.C. nominee, as strange as it seems Martin O’Malley most likely will be the D.N.C. nominee.

The reason why I write this is this, do you see any kind of scenario where with the very crowded GOP field where Ted Cruz could come out on top ?

Is there any advantage for Ted Cruz is the GOP field gets more crowded ?


15 posted on 06/02/2015 12:27:07 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (BeThe Keystone Pipe lik ProjectR : build it already Congre)
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To: buffyt

Might as well told the “ woman “ to get back in the kitchen where she belongs.

Many women will interpret this that way.

Hillary just made her bad optics and Freudian slip.


16 posted on 06/02/2015 12:38:22 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (BeThe Keystone Pipe lik ProjectR : build it already Congre)
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To: American Constitutionalist

A) He’s the consistent conservative and is pulling a lot of the former Ron Paul backers that Rand thought were going to support him (B) he has a little over $100 million already between his SuperPACs and the regular campaign (that’s Bush-size fundraising) (C) his social media and analytics people are first-rate and he is polling much better internally than what you’ve been allowed to see and (D) he’s almost assuredly the smartest individual running on either side and will win the debates as he did 20 years ago in college and more recently before the Supreme Court.


17 posted on 06/02/2015 12:58:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: OttawaFreeper; All

On a serious note folks: Is there a chance that Hillary will face any type of “punishment” for the e-mail server thing? I mean even a censure from the State Department, Congress or anything? Hell, Tom Brady (QB New England Patriots) deleted 4 or 5 e-mails and got a 4 game suspension next season. I pray that Hillary does not escape this thing unscathed.


18 posted on 06/03/2015 7:03:34 AM PDT by Din Maker (2016 Campaign Slogan: "If you like Obama, you'll love Hillary.")
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I want Fiorina to stay in the race as long as possible. She is the only Republican, right now, who is attacking, and tracking, Hillary. Some say she's a RINO; I don't know if she is or not but if she is.........SHE'S A RINO WITH BALLS!!!
19 posted on 06/03/2015 7:09:08 AM PDT by Din Maker (2016 Campaign Slogan: "If you like Obama, you'll love Hillary.")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

It’s like Sean Hannity said: “The more people see and hear Hillary, the less they like her.”


20 posted on 06/03/2015 7:11:42 AM PDT by Din Maker (2016 Campaign Slogan: "If you like Obama, you'll love Hillary.")
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