Clinton Support, Favorability Drops As Voters View Her As Untrustworthy

“By Nearly 3-1, All Those Surveyed In The National Poll Predict That The Controversy Over Her Exclusive Use Of A Private Email Server When She Was Secretary Of State Would Hurt Her Prospects In A General Election.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

  • Six In 10 Democrats Say The Email Issue “Bothers Them” And 70% “Predict It Will Hurt Her In A General Election.” “Six in 10 of those surveyed say the issue bothers them and even more, 70%, predict it will hurt her in a general election.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

Among Democrats Clinton Has Seen A “Double-Digit Drop Since The USA TODAY Poll Taken Two Months Ago…” “Clinton is backed by 41% of likely Democratic primary voters, a double-digit drop since the USA TODAY poll taken two months ago, and Sanders is supported by 23%, a jump. Biden is the choice of 20% even though he hasn’t announced whether he will jump in the race.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

  • Clinton’s Unfavorable Rating Has Grown By 12 Points Among Democrats Since July, From 43%-47% to 39%-51%. “In July, for instance, her favorable-unfavorable rating was narrowly negative, at 43%-47%. Now that gap has grown to 12 points, at 39%-51%.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)
  • Biden Has A “Healthy” Favorable Rating  At 51 Percent To 35 Percent. “In Contrast, Sanders Has A 37%-33% Favorable-Unfavorable Rating, And Biden’s Favorable Rating Is A Healthy 51%-35%.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

Clinton “No Longer Commands The Support Of A Majority Of Democrats “Hillary Clinton continues to lead the Democratic field in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, but she no longer commands the support of a majority of Democrats as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Vice President Biden gain ground.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

Clinton’s Unfavorable Rating Has Grown By 12 Points Among Democrats Since July, From 43%-47% to 39%-51%. “In July, for instance, her favorable-unfavorable rating was narrowly negative, at 43%-47%. Now that gap has grown to 12 points, at 39%-51%.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

  • “In Contrast, Sanders Has A 37%-33% Favorable-Unfavorable Rating, And Biden’s Favorable Rating Is A Healthy 51%-35%.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

Six In 10 Democrats Say The Email Issue “Bothers Them” And 70% “Predict It Will Hurt Her In A General Election.” “Six in 10 of those surveyed say the issue bothers them and even more, 70%, predict it will hurt her in a general election.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

A Majority Of Democrats “Say They’re Bothered By How She Handled The 2012 Attacks In Benghazi, Libya That Left Four Americans Dead, And The Explanation She Has Given In The Aftermath.” “Overall, 52% say they’re bothered by how she handled the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead, and by the explanation she has given in the aftermath.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

  • “Nearly Six In 10 Say That Would Be A Liability In The General Election.” (Susan Page And Paulina Firozi, “Poll: Hillary Clinton Still Leads Sanders And Biden, But By Less,” USA Today, 10/1/15)

The Top 2 Verbatim Reponses When Democrats Were Asked What Words They Associate With Hillary Clinton Were “Liar, Dishonest” And “Untrustworthy, Fake.” (Suffolk University/USA Today Poll, 430 D, MoE 5%, 9/24-28/15)