2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton's Image Improves Among Democrats 73%:20% Favorable - Gallup
http://www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/185939/hillary-clinton-image-improves-among-democrats.aspxDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's image has picked up among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents over the last two weeks. Clinton now has a favorable rating of 73% and an unfavorable rating of 20%, yielding an overall net favorable score of +53. Her net favorable score had dropped to as low as +46 earlier in September.
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Uh-oh, could it be that more Democrats are realizing that innuendo and implied accusations don't mean guilt? .... My, what's a good Republican MCCarthyite to do these days anyway, if people start to use their heads and think for themselves?
jfern
(5,204 posts)Bill USA
(6,436 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)several reasons. Standard campaign dynamics. If Biden gets in, his ratings will drop too before rising again.
You know, Jfern, HRC is only the other candidate. Bernie's big enemies don't want him or her elected.
frylock
(34,825 posts)because surely that affects them.
oasis
(49,407 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)lunamagica
(9,967 posts)Here's to our next POTUS. Hillary Clinton!
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)When the net gets back up to match her 62 number, let us know. Right now it seems to be hovering somewhere right around 50 or so.
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)he has a chance to win the nomination
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)BlueWaveDem
(403 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Once Biden announces, one way or the other, things will reset. Poll numbers will change and we will get a better idea of where the race really stands.
As for now, all these polls are kinda silly. All we can really do is see long term trends. Trying to nail things down and getting all excited about every poll that tells you what you want to hear is just silly. This goes for supporters of both Bernie and Hillary. We have not even had one debate yet. It looks like it may be Christmas season before we get a clear idea of what is really going on.
As for now, all we can do is watch the long term trends.
BlueWaveDem
(403 posts)Without Biden included it would destroy the entire media narrative of Hillary sinking. All I'm saying is, prepare to be disappointed when they stop polling Biden.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Biden is only up about 6% - 8%. Hillary is down more like 20%.
Most of the Biden support would go to Hillary, but not all of it. Bernie would get some, we can argue about how much but that would get us nowhere.
Joe's numbers are obscuring everything, but Hillary would still be sinking even if he had already announced that he was not running.
BlueWaveDem
(403 posts)Yes, she's lower than the 60% starting point, but take Biden out and she's still pretty dame close to 60%, which is huge. Again, prepare for the media narrative to be destroyed.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Anyways, there is no need to obsess about this now. Things will sort themselves out.
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)reasons for people to support their candidate rather that rehash right wing talking points about Hillary because people don't give a rat's ass about emails.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)upaloopa
(11,417 posts)You would need an third party neutral source for your information and I doubt you could do that and I don't mean the MSM.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)upaloopa
(11,417 posts)She knows most world leaders having been Secretsry of State and would be more effective than Bernie
Fearless
(18,421 posts)Iraq and Afghanistan. This experience she had is even more a reason to not want her in the presidency.
juajen
(8,515 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)upaloopa
(11,417 posts)Senators and would be better suited than Bernie in forming policy that will be supported by the Senate.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)upaloopa
(11,417 posts)no learning curve as President. Also her husband was President which is an asset no one else could have.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)Or a doctor's wife would make a good doctor. Or whatever. It's simply not true. Being the spouse may help you understand general activity, I'm sure she could find the nearest bathroom for instance, but it gives her no understanding or ability to run the country.
frylock
(34,825 posts)upaloopa
(11,417 posts)graduating from law school working for women and families
Fearless
(18,421 posts)And ministering to families. Still doesn't make him a good president.
frylock
(34,825 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)And trending higher:
MADem
(135,425 posts)No one likes a bully.
Except, apparently, on the internet....
Persondem
(1,936 posts)liberals at least seeing through the email smokescreen.
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)Fearless
(18,421 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)That's mind boggling.
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)uhnope
(6,419 posts)nuff sed
juajen
(8,515 posts)Women are individuals, not attachments to a man.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)for her?
FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)BS "investigations" of Hillary?