Tapper ignored positive results of ABC polling on Sen. Clinton
SUMMARY: ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper ignored the positive results of a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll focused on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY). Citing the poll, Tapper claimed that "a daunting 42 percent of all Americans say they will never vote for her," adding that "[s]ome think she's too liberal. Others think she's untrustworthy." But Tapper ignored the actual results of the poll that found that a majority of respondents said Clinton is, in fact, "honest and trustworthy" and that her views are "about right," while a minority thought she is "too liberal."
Discussing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) possible presidential run, on the May 31 broadcast of ABC's World News Tonight, ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper ignored the positive results of a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll that focused on Clinton. Tapper cited the poll, claiming that "a daunting 42 percent of all Americans say they will never vote for her," adding that "[s]ome think she's too liberal. Others think she's untrustworthy." But in claiming that "some" and "others" find Clinton too liberal and untrustworthy, Tapper ignored the actual results of the poll that found that a majority of those polled said Clinton is, in fact, "honest and trustworthy," while a minority thought she is "too liberal," with a majority saying her views are "about right." Tapper also ignored that a majority said they would either "definitely" vote for or "consider" voting for Clinton in the 2008 presidential election.
According to the May 15 poll, 52 percent of those polled said that Clinton is honest and trustworthy, while 42 percent said she is not. And when the poll asked: "Do you think Hillary Clinton's views on most issues are too (liberal) for you, too (conservative) for you, or just about right?" a minority, 37 percent, said she is too liberal and 52 percent claimed her views on most issues are "about right." Further, 57 percent of the poll's respondents said they would either definitely vote for (19 percent) or consider voting for (38 percent) Clinton for president in 2008.
Tapper also ignored other positive results for Clinton from the poll he cited. Fifty-four percent had a favorable opinion of Clinton, while 42 percent did not. Respondents were asked if certain statements applied to Clinton: Asked if she is a strong leader, 68 percent said yes and 30 percent said no; asked if Clinton is "an open and friendly person," 58 percent said yes, while 38 percent said no. Sixty-five percent said she has "strong family values," while 32 percent said she does not. Finally, 31 percent said Clinton "seems to be an angry person," and 67 percent said she does not.
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From the May 31 broadcast of ABC's World News Tonight:
TAPPER: While many Democrats believe that Clinton will get her party's presidential nomination, some are fearful that she cannot win the presidency. A new ABC News poll shows a daunting 42 percent of all Americans say they'll never vote for her. Some think she's too liberal. Others think she's untrustworthy. And that's a big concern for Democrats who want a candidate who can appeal to moderates and independents in important states such as Ohio and Florida.
i believe, in my opinion, the only people that are really rooting for a hillary for president campaign is the far right. just look at the inept candidate they are putting up against her for ny senate. they want her to win there and go for the white house because they firmly believe she cannot win. the democrats are rethinking her viability as a mainstream candidate and i doubt she gets the nomination in 2008. but don't count her out if it's what she wants, she has the greatest political mind in her corner, her husband.
glad to see the right can still shell out those talking points. I only heard this exact same statement on no less than seven shows yesterday.
I agree with the basic sentiment... that is, I believe Hillary cannot win and the Right knows this. This is why they've been pushing her nomination so vehemently. Would she be a good President? I actually think she would be a good President. But, the two are separate issues in my mind.
But, now I'm confused.... This ABC guy is NOT pushing Hillary... is this liberal bias or conservative bias??? Ah. Who knows? Too painful to speculate.
that the Right Wing Media is using Hillary, at the moment, to smokescreen the disasterous Ratings of Bush and the Republican Congress. Next week the subject of the smokescreen will change.
She wants socialize healthcare. I am not against the ideal of people having access to healthcare. I am against the ideal of having the government force me to pay for someone's elses healthcare. Also, I was amazed at how she changed her views on illegal immigration. At one time, she was recorded and quoted to be against illegal aliens. Next thing you know, she is at an illegal alien rally in support of their "cause". I also feel that she is going to pretend to go after the "rich" tax wise since a lot of poor people have this ideal that hurting the rich benefits them in some way. I think she is going to raise everyone's taxes (mostly middle class and poor because the rich don't the bulk of their money through earned income).
I don't care about her personal life. I don't care about her being the "first woman President". I just don't think she will make a good President period.
The US is the only industrialized country without a national health care system. We pay about twice as much as those other countires and have worse outcomes -- We're 22 in longevity & have worse infant mortality than Cuba. Healthcare costs have gone up 71% under Bush as he panders to the industry, like he does to all his contributors. But that's all okay because you don't want to pay for someone else's insurance. What do you think happens with most of your premimums throughout your life?
RE: immigration flip-flopping. Why was bush for but is now against the house bill criminllzing illegal imigration?
Here's a health tip for you. Stay away from the Kool-Aid
I am at the point where I don't care about Bush's views on illegal immigration. My personal views haven't changed. We need to secure the borders (north and south). We also need immigration reform to make it easier to become a "real" American legally for law abiding people. But I am 200% against open borders.
I find it interesting that most comments are on Clinton's political future. It seams to me that the article is about poor quality of reporting on ABC's World News Tonight.
No matter how much mmfa wordsmiths this article to spin a positive light on hillary...the cold hard facts are...according to the poll she will have to gather more than 80% of the undecided voters to gain a majority.
That's a mighty big hill to climb.
another reading comprehension failure. this is about abc spinning the poll to say things it never said.
of untrustworthy and too liberal is way out of line. especially since the polling showed majorities thought she was neither. and......check the picture of her. looks like something the gop might run with an announcer saying something like "hillary, communist or merely radical?"
LET'S SEE IF THE RIGHT-WING MEDIA WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT BUSH WAS CALLED THE WORST PRESIDENT!!!
Bush has damaged this country in so many ways--lying us into war in Iraq, outing an entire CIA operation (remember the company she worked for?), ignoring the Constitution (read the Bill of Rights)--that it almost seems like he is doing so deliberately. If you disagree you either haven't been paying attention to current events, you don't care, or you've been fooled.
But your comment and my response are both off-topic. If you won't address the issue and bring up unrelated topics or attack the person/organization who brought up the idea you don't like then:
YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU'RE WRONG. Ignoring or distracting from the topic is ALWAYS a weak argument.