Most Americans view Hillary Clinton as not trustworthy: Poll
Most people in the United States now have an unfavorable view of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and believe she is not honest and trustworthy, according to a new poll on the 2016 race for the White House.
Clinton’s favorable ratings have dropped significantly across several key indicators since she launched her presidential campaign in April, according to a CNN/ORC poll released on Tuesday.
A growing number of Americans, or 57 percent, don’t have a favorable opinion about her and say she is not honest and trustworthy, up from 49 percent in March who said the same, the survey shows.
The poll also found that 52 percent of people feel the former secretary of state, senator and first lady does not care about people like them, and 50 percent feel she does not inspire confidence.
Clinton’s email controversy is hurting her approval ratings and taking a toll on her public image.
She has come under intense criticism after the New York Times published a report early in March that suggested Clinton violated federal regulations by using a personal email account for government business, potentially shielding her correspondence from public inquiries.
The CNN/ORC poll also found that 58 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with the way she handled the 2012 terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Clinton served as the US secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.
On September 11, 2012, an attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi took place, resulting in the death of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
While 39 percent say her marriage to former president Bill Clinton makes them more likely to vote for her, the same share say it will make it less likely. And most Americans (54%) say Clinton is not like her husband at all.
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