While much of Hillary Clinton’s campaign rhetoric has centered on the fact that she could be the first woman president, new polling finds that’s becoming less of a persuasive selling point.
After all, the people arguably most interested in such a historic moment — women — are abandoning Clinton rapidly.
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds only 42% of Democratic women are planning to vote for Clinton — a 29 percentage point drop since July.
In other words, Hillary has lost some 40% of her support among women in about two months.
Among white Democratic women, Hillary’s prospects are even more dismal. Today, only 37% of white Democratic women say they’ll support Clinton.
Maya Chenevert, a community college student in Columbus, Ohio, tells the Post, “In 2008, I was only 13, but I was super excited about Hillary. I’m actually amazed that I’m not going to vote for her, because 13-year-old me would be so disappointed.”
She adds, “I totally swayed my mom, who has liked Hillary since 2008. She was so excited about a woman. She still would love to see a woman, but she doesn’t think Hillary is the right woman.”
A Michigan union member expressed similar sentiments to The American Mirror on Labor Day.
The woman derided Clinton as changing her mind “every minute.” She added that she plays “underhanded games.” She said she thinks Clinton could be president, but she doesn’t “want her to do it.”
“I just don’t trust her,” she said.
That belief is reflected in other recent data showing Clinton’s favorability rating is the lowest it’s been in 23 years, sinking to 41%.
“Clinton’s sub-40% favorable ratings in 1992 were mostly a product of the public’s lack of familiarity with her, rather than any kind of broad unpopularity,” Gallup reported.
Between two polls Gallup conducted between July and August, Hillary’s liability among Democrats went unchanged, staying at 74%. Bernie Sanders, meanwhile, saw a 7 percentage-point increase in his favorable rating, to 46%. Martin O’Malley saw a smaller increase, from 12% to 15%.
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