Warlord
05-31-2013, 06:16 AM
Poll: Hillary Clinton’s favorability rating dives amid Benghazi probe
By Jonathan Easley - 05/31/13 07:47 AM ET
Hillary Clinton’s favorability rating dropped significantly in a Quinnipiac University poll released Friday, as the months-long investigation into the terrorist attacks in Benghazi have begun to drag on the former secretary of State.
According to the survey, 52 percent said they have a favorable view of Clinton, against 40 unfavorable. That’s down from her all-time high of 61 percent favorable and 34 unfavorable in February of this year.
“Her score is down substantially from her all-time high score in February,” said Quinnipiac director of polling Peter A. Brown in a statement.
“The drop in favorability is substantial among men, Republicans and independent voters. One reason for her drop may be that 48 percent of voters blame her either a little or a lot for the death of the American ambassador in Benghazi.”
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) this week subpoenaed State Department documents related to the Obama administration’s talking points about he attack. The State Department has already released more than 100 emails related to the talking points, but Issa called the release “incomplete.”
Many Republicans say the Obama administration, through the State Department, misled the American people about the nature of the attacks in the days following the siege that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/302681-poll-hillary-clintons-favorability-rating-dives-over-benghazi-#ixzz2Us7TfdCx
By Jonathan Easley - 05/31/13 07:47 AM ET
Hillary Clinton’s favorability rating dropped significantly in a Quinnipiac University poll released Friday, as the months-long investigation into the terrorist attacks in Benghazi have begun to drag on the former secretary of State.
According to the survey, 52 percent said they have a favorable view of Clinton, against 40 unfavorable. That’s down from her all-time high of 61 percent favorable and 34 unfavorable in February of this year.
“Her score is down substantially from her all-time high score in February,” said Quinnipiac director of polling Peter A. Brown in a statement.
“The drop in favorability is substantial among men, Republicans and independent voters. One reason for her drop may be that 48 percent of voters blame her either a little or a lot for the death of the American ambassador in Benghazi.”
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) this week subpoenaed State Department documents related to the Obama administration’s talking points about he attack. The State Department has already released more than 100 emails related to the talking points, but Issa called the release “incomplete.”
Many Republicans say the Obama administration, through the State Department, misled the American people about the nature of the attacks in the days following the siege that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/302681-poll-hillary-clintons-favorability-rating-dives-over-benghazi-#ixzz2Us7TfdCx