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Showing Original Post only (View all)Favorability Ratings Show Hillary Clinton Is Unelectable and Bernie Sanders Wins a General Election [View all]
Favorability Ratings Show Hillary Clinton Is Unelectable and Bernie Sanders Wins a General Election
10/26/2015
Democrats must win swing states in 2016 to prevent Trump or another Republican from sitting in the Oval Office. Since voters in general elections normally won't vote for a candidate they don't like or at least find trustworthy, it's imperative that a Democratic nominee hold positive favorability ratings going into Election Day.
...Regarding swing states in 2016, Quinnipiac University's July and August Swing State Polls highlight that voters in Colorado, Iowa, Virginia, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania don't find Hillary Clinton to be trustworthy:
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A total of 95 electoral votes among these states could be lost...
10/26/2015
Democrats must win swing states in 2016 to prevent Trump or another Republican from sitting in the Oval Office. Since voters in general elections normally won't vote for a candidate they don't like or at least find trustworthy, it's imperative that a Democratic nominee hold positive favorability ratings going into Election Day.
...Regarding swing states in 2016, Quinnipiac University's July and August Swing State Polls highlight that voters in Colorado, Iowa, Virginia, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania don't find Hillary Clinton to be trustworthy:
...
A total of 95 electoral votes among these states could be lost...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/favorability-ratings-show-hillary-clinton-is-unelectable_b_8388316.html
I pulled the insert with the numbers and tidied up the formatting to enhance clarity:
Colorado
Colorado voters say
62% - 34% not honest and trustworthy;
52% - 46% has strong leadership qualities
57% - 39% does not care about their needs and problems
Iowa
59% - 33% not honest and trustworthy,
52% - 43% is a strong leader
55% - 39% does not care about their needs and problems
Virginia
55% - 39% is not honest and trustworthy
54% - 42% is a strong leader
50% - 45% does not care about their needs and problems
Florida
37% favorable - 55% unfavorable
64% - 32% not honest and trustworthy.
Ohio
36% favorable 54% unfavorable rating
60% - 34% is not honest and trustworthy.
Pennsylvania
38% favorable - 55% unfavorable rating
63% - 32% is not honest and trustworthy.
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Favorability Ratings Show Hillary Clinton Is Unelectable and Bernie Sanders Wins a General Election [View all]
kristopher
Oct 2015
OP
I have not found his information to be correct in the past, this poll is not close to many other
Thinkingabout
Oct 2015
#18
How long have been familiar with him? Are you disputing the evidene he provided, because it isn't
sabrina 1
Oct 2015
#59
So you think grandstanding on the internet will counteract voter preferences.
kristopher
Oct 2015
#15
Yet Hillary is 30+ points over Sanders. To suggest Sanders will win is delusional. n/t
Lil Missy
Oct 2015
#41