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Poll: Hillary Clinton approval sinks
By LUCY MCCALMONT
| 10/31/13
politico.com
Losing support among younger voters, independents and even within her own party
Hillary Clinton, in addition to President Barack Obama, is facing declining approval numbers, a poll shows.
Clinton has lost a majority of public approval dropping to 46 percent approval from 56 percent in April, according to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey released Wednesday. Thirty-three percent have a negative view of the former secretary of state.
The poll also highlights that Clinton is losing support among younger voters, independents and even within her own party. She dropped 15 percentage points since April among 18- to 34-year-olds who said they had a positive view of Clinton to 38 percent. Additionally, her approval rating among independents fell from 46 percent to 35 percent. Clinton’s approval among Democrats also fell by 12 points, from 88 percent in April to 76 percent in the most recent poll.
Clinton, who is widely seen as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, has yet to make public any plans to seek the presidency.
The poll, which showed an all-time low in job approval for Obama, looked at other possible contenders in 2016: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christe and Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
Only 33 percent had a positive view of Christie, while 17 percent had a negative view. However, more than a quarter of respondents at 26 percent had no opinion or didn’t know the name of the Republican governor, who is currently seeking reelection.
Cruz did the worst of the three, with only 19 percent saying they have a positive view of the Texas senator, who gained national attention during the government shutdown and for his efforts to defund Obamacare. Thirty percent had a negative view of Cruz and 35 percent had no opinion or didn’t know his name.
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