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riversedge

(70,267 posts)
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 04:43 PM Aug 2016

Democrats are much more excited about Hillary Clinton than Republicans are about Donald Trump

Source: washington post



Democrats are much more excited about Hillary Clinton than Republicans are about Donald Trump
By Aaron Blake August 8 at 1:36 PM


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Hillary Clinton shares a laugh with fellow female lawmakers at a rally in Manchester, N.H., on Feb. 5, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)



Hillary Clinton's political career has featured many ups and downs. But the salad days of her popularity were when she was secretary of state. As many as two-thirds of Americans liked her at the time.

Since then, her trajectory has been in one direction: down. And before the Democratic National Convention two weeks ago, her numbers were worse than at any point in her political career.

That was then.

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll is the latest to show Clinton surging to a big lead in the presidential race. And a large reason for that is that Democrats have quickly rallied to her cause. Today, 63 percent of Democrats say they have a "strongly favorable" opinion of Clinton. That number is up a whopping 21 points from less than a month ago, and it's the highest it has been since 2012, when Clinton was a popular secretary of state.........................


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Democrats are much more excited about Hillary Clinton than Republicans are about Donald Trump (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2016 OP
we are going to elect our first female president, just like we elected our first black president and beachbum bob Aug 2016 #1
A Whiter Shade of Pale .... n/t moonscape Aug 2016 #3
K&R! sheshe2 Aug 2016 #2
It's called PARTY UNITY! uawchild Aug 2016 #4
That's gotta sting a little bit after so much was made of the handful of disgruntled Hillary haters. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2016 #5
 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
1. we are going to elect our first female president, just like we elected our first black president and
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 04:49 PM
Aug 2016

all conservatives can do is offer entitled white wealthy men...who SHARE NO LIFE EXPERIENCES with their supporters...how fricken crazy is that???

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