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Why is Hillary Clinton's popularity sliding?

well we are past the silly distractions now
 
It is sliding because she played on the dishonest team.

Probably it's because of all the talk that she's going to run in 2016. She's got so much dirt and baggage attached to her that she's practically un-electable at this point. Obama certainly made sure of that. Word is Bill Clinton doesn't like Obama for that very reason, will back him up publicly for the party, but not on a personal level. Unlike the Bush's where Bill Clinton is nearly family to them. She's just got so much going against her and the liberals are starting to realize.....hang on this is serious....and we have better people to run. They do too. I believe they'll find someone younger and who is a rising start to run, because the GOP will do precisely that, and the DNC doesn't want to run 2008 all over again this time with the old (McCain) candidate.
 
which is why Hillary is still leading in a state like West Virginia against any Republican..
check today's Chicago Tribune Chicagoan .
It wont help her.....nor those on the left.
 
It is sliding because she played on the dishonest team.

Are any politician's popularity numbers surging at this time?
Doubtful.
Most pols just don't seem very popular right now.
I wonder why?
 
which is why Hillary is still leading in a state like West Virginia against any Republican..
check today's Chicago Tribune Chicagoan .
pretty easy to get good numbers when no one is out there running against you
 
West Virginia has been Red since Bill with respect to POTUS..Obama lost every county in 2012..WV hates Obama just ......because....of what they hear.....
pretty easy to get good numbers when no one is out there running against you
 
What exactly were Hillary's principal accomplishments at the State Department?
 
What exactly were Hillary's principal accomplishments at the State Department?
Benghazi. All the rest was piffle. Oh. She had a hell of a wine tasting experience in Australia. That's something.
 
It is true she has slide since she left State, but being out of the limelight probably has a lot to do with that. But compare her to these others in the same NBC poll.

These figures only include those who approve or disapprove, but not those who are neutral or have no opinion.

President Obama 42% approve 51% disapprove minus 9
Speaker Boehner 21% approve 43% disapprove minus 22
Senator Reid 17% approve 34% disapprove minus 17
Senator McConnell 17% approve 28% disapprove minus 11
Senator Cruz 19% approve 30% disapprove minus 11
Hillary Clinton 46% approve 36% disapprove plus 10
Governor Christie 33% approve 17% disapprove plus 16

Make of these numbers what you will. But I find it interesting that everyone who was involved in the shutdown is on the minus side of the ledger. Those two on the plus are not so much in the limelight at least during the shutdown and had nothing to with the shutdown. Also note that the two people with the highest differential on the minus side are the two leaders of congress, Republican House Leader Speaker Boehner and Democratic Majority Senate Leader Reid.

Indeed, I would assume her absence from politics has a bigger impact than anything else.

PS not sure what the point is harping over the fact the guy disagrees with the article from the OP though. Seems rather pointless
 
sure, just like last time, as a front runner, when push comes to shove democrats chose a person with no real experience over her.

but this time her last name is guaranteed a victory.

Ironically, where Obama was able to damage her was casting her as an establishment type centrist, and himself as a political outsider. Though that clearly had more to do with competent campaigning than reality
 
Benghazi. All the rest was piffle. Oh. She had a hell of a wine tasting experience in Australia. That's something.

Benghazi...what? Just "Benghazi?" Were you planning on backing that up with anything, like a reason?
 
Hillary Clinton left the State Department with a sky-high approval rating. With her broad appeal and presumed White House ambitions, the conventional wisdom, supported by early polls, suggested she would roll to the Democratic nomination in 2016 and then trounce whomever Republicans trotted out to face her.

Yet less than a year removed from her old job, Clinton's popularity has fallen from its once-lofty heights, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll out this week.

Why is Hillary Clinton's popularity sliding?


It is sliding because she played on the dishonest team.
I would like to see the polling questions. I think they should publish the exact questions asked for every poll , and they should reveal who was polled, and then publish that info like the Nutrition Tags on food products (provide link to an internet site).

Hillary is Hillary. Half of The Felonious Bill Clinton Team. Part of the Fundamentally Dishonest Obama Squad. At some point, when things get rough, and the press cannot cover, it hits the fan. yes she's out of the spotlight, but I believe Benghazi and Obama's failures are helping bring her numbers to at least a realistic level. What's she at? 15%? :)

Hillary was never "popular". If she was, she would have walloped The Incompetent One in 2008. Really, what did Big Ears have going for him besides Ayers, Wright, Alinsky, ACORN and no experience running anything?
 
Why is Hillary Clinton's popularity sliding?

Probably because sooner or later people have to realize that she's a pretty unpleasant person with a very high opinion of herself, who has been caught in numerous lies, was an ineffective Senator and Secretary of State and was only considered for those offices because she was married to a popular, albeit sleazy President who cheated on her, and who made the infamous "what difference does it make," statement.
 
Why is Hillary Clinton's popularity sliding?

Probably because sooner or later people have to realize that she's a pretty unpleasant person with a very high opinion of herself, who has been caught in numerous lies, was an ineffective Senator and Secretary of State and was only considered for those offices because she was married to a popular, albeit sleazy President who cheated on her, and who made the infamous "what difference does it make," statement.

Oh? What statement would that have been?
 
I'm curious what you believe she's saying with that statement.

First, it hardly matter what I think. It matters what her potential supporters think.

That said, I think that it is an expression of colossal ignorance for the ways in which nations are defended. She's thinking, or so it seems to me, like someone with no responsibility for the Department she heads, or for the future of the country. By asking "what difference does it make," it shows that she wishes that consideration be given the past alone (and no doubt, how she can evade responsibility for it.)

"It matters" because leaders need to know how to act in the future and must be informed by the past. It matters because we need to know who our enemies are and their motivations so that they may be countered. It matters that we might understand our failure to protect those in our charge. And it matters because she is being asked by someone who has the authority to expect a rational answer, not a hissy fit.

It matters, because shrewish women with low levels of competence, a history of shady business transactions and poor cooperation with official inquiries including those surrounding official malfeasance, should not in any manner be a serious contender for high elected office.
 
First, it hardly matter what I think. It matters what her potential supporters think.

That said, I think that it is an expression of colossal ignorance for the ways in which nations are defended. She's thinking, or so it seems to me, like someone with no responsibility for the Department she heads, or for the future of the country. By asking "what difference does it make," it shows that she wishes that consideration be given the past alone (and no doubt, how she can evade responsibility for it.)

"It matters" because leaders need to know how to act in the future and must be informed by the past. It matters because we need to know who our enemies are and their motivations so that they may be countered. It matters that we might understand our failure to protect those in our charge. And it matters because she is being asked by someone who has the authority to expect a rational answer, not a hissy fit.

It matters, because shrewish women with low levels of competence, a history of shady business transactions and poor cooperation with official inquiries including those surrounding official malfeasance, should not in any manner be a serious contender for high elected office.

I agree that it's good to know what led up to the attack, who attacked us an how it happened so that we can be better prepared in the future, so you'll be happy to know that Hillary Clinton thinks that too. Know how I know that? Because she said that, and you can see that in the same paragraph the "what difference does it make" comment is lifted from.

Hillary Clinton said:
With all due respect, the fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided that they’d they go kill some Americans? What difference at this point does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, Senator. Now, honestly, I will do my best to answer your questions about this, but the fact is that people were trying in real time to get to the best information. The IC has a process, I understand, going with the other committees to explain how these talking points came out. But you know, to be clear, it is, from my perspective, less important today looking backwards as to why these militants decided they did it than to find them and bring them to justice, and then maybe we’ll figure out what was going on in the meantime.

Although even the whole unedited quote is a bit misleading if you miss the question and answer session that finally led up to it. Clinton focuses her answers on the facts of the attack and all the while Senator Johnson just wants to talk about whether it was said that a video started it. So when she finally explodes with the infamous "what difference does it make" comment she's not saying that why the attack started isn't important but that the priorities of Senator Johnson line of inquiry at that point in time and the investigation were completely misplaced. Read the whole interview and you'll see that clearly.

PolitiFact | In Context: Hillary Clinton's 'What difference does it make' comment

And she's right, you know. We needed to be focusing at that exact moment on who attacked us, how they organized the attack, bringing them to justice and how this tragedy could be avoided in the future. Not on whether Obama said a video started it. That's just silly.
 
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