Hillary Clinton continues to be a dominant force heading into the 2016 presidential election, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. The former secretary of state maintains a broad lead over the field of potential Democratic challengers she could face in a nomination contest and sizable advantages over the leading contenders […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton’s email divides public
Unfavorable views of Hillary Clinton are on the rise and perceptions of her as “honest and trustworthy” have dropped following the revelation that while serving as secretary of state she used a personal email address and home-based server to conduct State Department business. But questions about Clinton’s email practices may […] Read more »
Why Don’t the Clintons and the Press Get Along?
… With the media feeding frenzy the past two weeks over Hillary Clinton maintaining a private e-mail account while she was secretary of state, the 1990s dysfunctional marriage between the Clintons and the DC press has come roaring back—no lessons learned or maturity built up on either side since Bill […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton isn’t running unopposed. She’s just crushing the competition.
Jonathan Bernstein and Reihan Salam have written two smart articles on the Democratic presidential primary — or lack thereof — that are best read in tandem. Bernstein’s article is meant to explain why it looks like Democrats don’t have a bench even though they do, and Salam’s article is meant […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton Clear Leader in Favorability Among Democrats
Nearly eight in 10 Democrats (79%) have a favorable view of Hillary Clinton. Should she seek her party’s 2016 presidential nomination, she would begin the campaign with a commanding lead in favorability ratings over several potential Democratic opponents, including a 15-percentage-point advantage over Vice President Joe Biden and 42-point margin […] Read more »
5 Lessons On The Clinton Email Scandal From Political Science
Welcome to the Democratic primary. In one corner: former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In the other: the media. Clinton wants to be president. The media wants a story — and has one with the revelation that Clinton used private email during her time at Foggy Bottom. So […] Read more »