Clinton Has Work To Do On Her Favorability In Michigan, Poll Shows

[Purveyor]

By Tim Skubick | Politics Columnist for MLive.com
on November 10, 2015 at 6:45 AM

To know her is to not necessarily like her.

Based on the latest polling data from EPIC-MRA, Hillary Clinton is not exactly scoring high on the warm and fuzzy favorability scale in Michigan. But then, what else is new for the repeat Democratic candidate for president? She has 52 percent of the electorate awarding her low favorable marks while 40 percent have a positive opinion.

The popular wisdom suggests the potential first female president is knocking it dead with female voters, but on the positive image chart it is closer than the popular wisdom would suggest. Forty-six percent like her and 45 percent of the women don't.

However, Ms. Clinton does well with Democratic women, 76 percent of whom like her, and there is no gender problem as 72 percent of Democratic men are in her corner. Independent women are with her, 48 percent-41 percent, but not so with men, where the gender gap is apparent. Twenty-seven percent of independent male voters are OK, but 68 percent are not.

Women over the age of 50 like her, but all other women under 50 have a negative view.

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[Buzz Clik]

1. Clinton has a lot of work to do across the country.

She has a ton of baggage, the left fringe hates her, and the right is salivating in anticipation of her nomination.

That being said... didn't you find it truly amazing that not one candidate mentioned Bernie Sanders during the Republican debate this week?

[upaloopa]

3. It is not amazing the repubs don't mention Sanders

They don't see him as a any kind of challenge.

[upaloopa]

2. I don't see the reason for including wingnuts

in a Hillary favorably poll. Who doesn't expect low favorably from the right for Hillary? They aren't going to vote for her no matter what.

[Purveyor]

4. It is the swing voters one needs to worry about and from the discussions I'm having with the

customers at my store, it is good for hillary or dems in general.

Michigan is going to be a tough, usually dependable dem state for national offices, this time around.

[ibegurpard]

5. Not just Michigan

Despite everyone trumpeting her high favorables with Democrats she's underwater with the public at large. That means a big ENTHUSIASM GAP which leads to LOW TURNOUT which will kill us not only at the presidential level but all th way down the ticket.
She's a disaster and yet she trots out ol lies knowing fully well people already don't trust her.

[Dawgs]

7. Spot on.

[Dawgs]

6. 52 disapproval to 40 approval is the national average .. not just Michigan.

It's one of many reasons she will probably lose to Rubio or Cruz.