Monmouth Poll-Americans Tired Of Clinton E-Mail Story

West Long Branch, NJ – Bernie Sanders was right: America is tired of hearing about Hillary
Clinton’s emails. While few Americans believe she has been honest about her handling of emails while
Secretary of State, few believe she was trying to hide something by using a private account. The
Monmouth University Poll also found that most Americans believe the special Benghazi Committee,
who Clinton will face tomorrow, is more interested in going after the candidate than learning the facts.
The controversy over Hillary Clinton’s emails has dogged her campaign since the summer and is
at least partially responsible for her drop in the polls. However, over half (52%) of the American public
feels that Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email account during her time as Secretary of State was
mainly a matter of convenience compared to 33% who say this behavior suggests she has something to
hide. These results are largely unchanged from a Monmouth poll taken in August.
On the other hand, Americans are less likely to believe that she has been honest (35%) in her
subsequent explanation of how she handled those emails, with nearly half (48%) saying she has not been
honest about it. Clinton will get a chance to clear the air tomorrow, when she is expected to be asked
about her email use during testimony before the Congressional committee investigating the deaths of
American officials in Benghazi, Libya. The American public is predisposed to believe that the committee
is looking to discredit Clinton. Specifically, a majority (52%) say the committee is more interested in
going after Clinton than it is with learning the facts of the matter (32%).

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P.S. I have nothing but thanks for Senator Sanders for helping to put this issue to bed. I have tactical differences with him and some of his supporters but his values and goals are laudable.