GALLUP POLL: Clinton's Image Among Democrats at New Low

[imagine2015]

GALLUP
Clinton's Image Among Democrats at New Low
by Frank Newport

Clinton's image has undergone ups and downs over the course of the campaign season, just as it has over her entire 25-year career in the national spotlight. Overall, however, April so far has not been kind to the former secretary of state. Her net favorable rating has descended steadily to her current low point -- in the midst of a crucial stage of the primary season, which will help determine whether she'll emerge the clear winner over Bernie Sanders before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this July.

The degree of the depths to which Clinton has descended is evident when compared with her highest net favorable rating (+63, among Democrats) in early November. This means her current net favorable rating among her own partisans is about half of what it was at its peak last fall.

Sanders' image also has slid some since April 1, returning to where it was in early March. The drops in both candidates' images no doubt reflect the increasing volume of their criticism of one another. But Sanders' image remains much more positive than Clinton's -- 16 points higher on the net favorable scale.

From a long-range perspective, Sanders' image became more positive than Clinton's for the first time in January, and except for a period in the second half of February, has been above hers since. He reached his personal net favorable rating apogee (+63) in late March/early April, and although it's been down slightly since then, his is still the most positive rating for any candidate of either party at this point, by a large margin.

Bottom line on the Democrats at this point: Sanders clearly is the better liked of the two candidates among Democrats, as Clinton's image has suffered a significant decline in recent days.



http://www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/190787/clinton-image-among-democrats-new-low.aspx?g_source=ELECTION_2016&g_medium=topic&g_campaign=tiles

[SFnomad]

1. And yet Secretary Clinton still outpolls BS for the nomination ... that's got to bern n/t

[Fawke Em]

4. But she's crashing against Trump.

That'll leave a mark in November.

[SFnomad]

9. No, she is not ... but don't let facts get in the way of a good whine n/t

[runaway hero]

11. She is not as high as she was before.

She has to win by more then 5 points given Donald's problems otherwise she will go in with a weak mandate.

[SFnomad]

16. Oh puh-leeze ... now you're trying to define how much she has to win by?

You people are too funny. She's going to do just fine, even with all the BoB'ers doing their best to help tRump.

[tonyt53]

26. Politcal novices don't know any better. they live and die by polls in May about November

[runaway hero]

29. It matter when Hillary was up +11 right? A month ago?

[runaway hero]

28. You can't have your numbers drop against trump

Obama beat a much stronger candidate.

Biden would be killing Trump right now.


Bernie needs to drop out, so who cares about that at this point.

[SFnomad]

35. Obama was down a couple points DAYS before the election

And you people think a poll in May is of any real significance?

[runaway hero]

36. No one ever thought Obama was going to lose.

[SFnomad]

37. Really? That's what you're going to go with? lol n/t

[runaway hero]

38. If Biden was running, would we even be talking about this?

[SFnomad]

39. Biden isn't running .. do you have any other strawmen? n/t

[runaway hero]

43. answer the question though lol.

Hillary should be up 20 by now and she isn't Biden would be.

[SFnomad]

44. LOL ... you people are too desperate. Why do you want to help tRump so badly?

Do you hate Secretary Clinton that much?

And I don't take orders from people like you.

[runaway hero]

45. I'm voting for Hillary

And I will take that as a yes.

Trump is winning because people like you are too out of touch with middle america.

[SFnomad]

47. Buzzt, tRump is NOT winning, but thanks for playing, we have wonderful parting gifts for you ... n/t

[runaway hero]

49. Like I said

You're completely out of touch with middle america. You're part of the problem.

[timmymoff]

48. Seems the only people scared of Trump winning are those who support Hillary

Must be a reason for that. What is it?

[Duckhunter935]

5. Looks like Bernie out polls her

in this poll

[SFnomad]

10. This isn't head to head polling ... but nice try n/t

[Florencenj2point0]

17. #feeltheMath

[ViseGrip]

22. We feel it. We feel Hillary was elected long before the race began!

Now you feel this! It's called 'awareness' of Hillary, for sure.

[imagine2015]

7. Goes to prove that corporate and Wall Street funding sure doesn't hurt!

Of course, if you intend to represent ordinary working people, that's most of us, you don't take any money from those anti-labor folks.

[Champion Jack]

27. K&R

[Vote2016]

14. It sure does make a third option look attractive

[SFnomad]

18. Only if you want to give the election to the Republicans ... is that what you really want? n/t

[Vote2016]

25. Nonsense! Unless you live in Florida or Ohio, your presidential vote won't even potentially put

anyone in the White House.

For the 48 other states, support Democrats down-ballot and vote your conscience at the top.

[eridani]

55. Too bad you just can't make illegal for the 42% of the electorate that is now independent to vote GR

[Merryland]

2. But...But...It's one of those outlying polls, right?

I mean, whoever heard of Gallup?

[reformist2]

3. And this was before what her minions did in Nevada this weekend.

[reddread]

6. exactly

thats the facts, jack!

[bahrbearian]

8. She doesn't need Democrats , she looking to capture the Repubican Voter.

[leveymg]

33. Bankers and CEOs are the 1%. She'll get their money and their votes, but that can't buy love.

[CrowCityDem]

12. What happened to 'the more people know about Bernie, the more they like him'?

[tabasco]

58. Perhaps you do not understand trend lines

Sanders is trending up. Clinton is trending down.

[CrowCityDem]

59. I sure do. Bernie's line in on a steep downward trend the last month.

[pdsimdars]

13. The FBI must have something on Gallup and forced them into the conspiracy.

[Merryland]

23. Wow, I never thought of that!

they're holding onto J. Edgar Hoover's creaky old filing cabinet with the lowdown on George Gallup. It must be - why else would the most informative and influential poll show Hillary on the decline. Please please somebody cancel the old, tired, bummer of the Bill & Hillary show. Could it be Ms. "Energizer" who does it for us?

[Florencenj2point0]

15. hmmmmmnnnn Bullshit

considering Democrats keep voting for her and not Bernie......

[Lizzie Poppet]

20. Not lately, they don't. (nm)

[imagine2015]

34. Less than 10% of registered Democrats have voted for Hillary in closed primary states.

That's pathetic.

If nominated she will do better than that in the general election. But hardly enough to beat Trump because she can't mobilize the youth, Bernie supporters and independents to vote for her. In fact, some of Hillary's supporters on DU seem to be doing everything possible to alienate and attack Bernie supporters and independents on Democratic Underground.

[vintx]

42. It's not just on DU, not just on Twitter, not just on facebook, not just conventions...

social media is ensuring that these people are alienating just about everyone they can.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

19. With good reason.

[floriduck]

21. Ding,ding; DIVE, DIVE! Close the hatch.

[Skwmom]

24. You ain't seen nothing yet.

[Babel_17]

30. It's a trend, and upcoming news doesn't look promising for the Clinton campaign

If Oregon is a big win for the Sanders campaign then I think there will be another round of reflection regarding who best can serve the goals of our party. And that will be amplified if we see more along the lines of FBI director Comey's clarification of what the FBI has been doing.

[leveymg]

31. -64 among Dems and leaners. Among the general electorate, she's at least -75.

That would make her the most unpopular candidate ever elected, if she were ever elected. But, when the FBI report comes out showing that she violated her security clearance, expect that to drop another ten points. She is unviable.

[runaway hero]

46. But trump is -70

this is race to the bottom. she will win, but this is a race to the bottom.

[kgnu_fan]

32. More DNC resorts to dirty tactics, worse Hillary's image gets

[vintx]

40. Her supporters just act like Barbara Boxer. Pretend nothing is amiss

and just keep yelling WE WON WE WON YAY WE WON

[kgnu_fan]

41. I know they are corrupt.

[HughLefty1]

50. Many of us still remember her dirty tricks from the 90's too..

TravelGate, illegal campaign contributions for her senate campaign, coverups for Bill's sex capades and the list goes on and on. Now we have her new list of SOS coverups including the emails, Benghazi, and the Clinton Foundation. The list of scandals never stops with the Clintons. Honestly in all good conscience I don't know how I can vote for this woman.

[NewImproved Deal]

51. Indeed. Amoral, Vicious, Greedy Yuppies have usurped the REAL Democratic Party...

We interrupt this coronation...

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[Land of Enchantment]

52. How many lifeboats are required for

26% of the registered voters?

[corkhead]

53. This is good news and all for Bernie supporters, but it is over a month old.

April 14th to be precise.

Somebody I have on ignore may have already mentioned that fact in this thread and if so, my apologies for the repeat.

[CobaltBlue]

54. imagine2015—This does not inspire confidence in a general-election Hillary Clinton.

[eridani]

56. FAr less of a problem than her image among independents, who are now 42% of the electorate. n/t

[Cosmic Kitten]

57. K&R for reality check!

The Worst

[pdsimdars]

60. Someone needs to make a new symbol for Hillary. Instead of the arrow pointing straight right

It should be slanted down. . . or even up and down but trending down, like that graph.
I want to see that.

[workinclasszero]

61. Well seeing as how Hillary is whipping Sanders ass

What does that say about him?


Gallup only rates a C+ on 538's ratings so far from infallible.

[Enthusiast]

62. Kicked and recommended! nt