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2016 Postmortem

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Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 04:52 PM Dec 2015

68% of Democrats find Clinton trustworthy, only 35% of Independents and 4% of Republicans. By gender [View all]

only 30% of men and 41% of women find Clinton trustworthy. By education level, only 37% of those with a college degree and 35% of those without a degree find Clinton trustworthy.

Clinton's trustworthiness might be enough to barely win a primary because Democrats are the only demographic where a majority of voters do not distrust her, but the voters' lack of trust in Clinton would be fatal in the general election because voters consider honesty and trustworthiness to be key issues when choosing a candidate:



With a virtual monopoly on "establishment" support, the constituency Clinton lacks is the voters.

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The search for the magic metric continues!! JoePhilly Dec 2015 #1
Your wish is my command, for there was a new world cloud posted today jkbRN Dec 2015 #4
I hate the idea that we might nominate the least trusted candidate in either party and thereby help Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #14
I am 100% with you jkbRN Dec 2015 #16
Or how about we nominate the candidate with the most delegates? Cali_Democrat Dec 2015 #20
That's generally how it works. Generally the voters have a say in selecting most of those delegates Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #22
No one listened to Cassandra either. Kalidurga Dec 2015 #2
Any port in a storm upaloopa Dec 2015 #3
Still wondering how she will work with republicans jkbRN Dec 2015 #5
Republicans will work with her just like they worked with Obama - never. LonePirate Dec 2015 #9
Says who? jkbRN Dec 2015 #17
Do you actually believe the current Republican party will work with any Democratic President? LonePirate Dec 2015 #21
Clinton has not received rougher treatment than Obama or Kerry or Gore or her husband, but it has Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #6
I don't buy any of that upaloopa Dec 2015 #8
whether or not you buy it is irrelevant ibegurpard Dec 2015 #10
If you don't "buy" that, you are not living in reality. jkbRN Dec 2015 #18
Brand Spanking New Ipsos Reuters Likely Democratic Voter Poll-HRC 77% SBS 17% MOM 3% saturnsring Dec 2015 #7
Are you intentionally misleading or are you unable to understand what you are posting? Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #11
i dont think it's that difficult saturnsring Dec 2015 #12
You know you are interpreting Retuers poll differently that Reuters interprets the same poll, right? Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #13
LMAO HAHAHAHAH jkbRN Dec 2015 #19
You mean the poll that has Bernie with a lead among all voters? jfern Dec 2015 #15
They don't seem to care about general election electability Attorney in Texas Dec 2015 #23
Proud 32 percenter bigwillq Dec 2015 #24
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