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There's been a sudden turnaround in how voters view Hillary Clinton's handling of Benghazi
Business Insider ^ | 11/03/2015 | Maxwell Tani

Posted on 11/03/2015 12:44:08 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's marathon testimony in front of the US House Select Committee on Benghazi appears to have worked in her political favor.

According to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released Tuesday, the number of Americans who remained unsatisfied with the Democratic presidential front-runner's handling of the 2012 terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans dead, has dropped significantly.

The poll found that 38% of Americans were unsatisfied with Clinton's answers to questions about the attack, down from 44% who were unsatisfied before her 11-hour testimony in Congress last month.

Among "swing" voters, according to NBC, the percentage who said that they are not satisfied with her handling of the issue plunged from 84% at the beginning of October to 40% now. Just 23%, however, said they are satisfied.

Among Democratic primary voters, those numbers were even better for Clinton.

The poll showed that 72% of likely Democratic primary voters were satisfied with Clinton's answers on the subject, compared to just 58% who previously said they were satisfied before her testimony.

Though Republicans maintain that the ongoing investigation into Clinton's role in the controversy are unrelated to her bid for the presidency, the ranking Republican members of the committee have found themselves on the defensive following a series of gaffes from high-profile members that cast the numerous investigations in a political light.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; benghazi; benghazicoverup; clinton; demagogicparty; hillary; hillary2016; hillarybenghazi; hillarybenghazipoll; maxwelltani; memebuilding; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; soshillary
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To: SeekAndFind

Hillary Clinton left her Democrat friend Ambassador Stevens to die and then lied about it.

She cares about no one.


21 posted on 11/03/2015 12:58:23 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Don Corleone

Ref: those last two polls from WSJ/NBC it looks suspiciously like someone from the ruling class dropped a dime on the editor.


They’re on a roll, lately. PAC $ must be very, very good to them :) They keep coming out with some crazy numbers on Carson, too.

Gee....NoBodyCares poll is all in for Hellary AND Carson. Imagine that!


22 posted on 11/03/2015 12:58:58 PM PST by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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23 posted on 11/03/2015 12:59:06 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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24 posted on 11/03/2015 12:59:55 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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25 posted on 11/03/2015 1:01:36 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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26 posted on 11/03/2015 1:02:38 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: blueunicorn6

RE: She cares about no one.

Well, it seems that her party has the ability to make voters think the opposite.

How else to explain her beating someone like Ted Cruz in the RCP Polling averages decisively?


27 posted on 11/03/2015 1:02:38 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

This poll is a lie. Its what the media does to try to change the narrative. Hillary is back on track. The polls are in her favor. Nothing to see here. Move on. These polls are either lies or don’t focus on the right issues.


28 posted on 11/03/2015 1:04:58 PM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: timestax
Since 2009

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29 posted on 11/03/2015 1:04:58 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: SeekAndFind

While serving as The Secretary of State during the battle at Benghazi, Hillary Clinton’s actions resulted in the deaths of four Americans ( one of them a U.S. Ambassador) and our retreat from Libya.

She failed to plan.
She failed to organize.
She failed to lead.
She failed to control (evaluate and adjust).

She then lied to try and protect herself.

She is a miserable failure who shouldn’t be trusted with the responsibility of selling cookies.


30 posted on 11/03/2015 1:07:00 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: timestax
Here's Hitlery's legacy!

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31 posted on 11/03/2015 1:09:34 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: SeekAndFind

Not buying it unless the excerpts played by MSM are the reason. That is of course why she wanted it public.


32 posted on 11/03/2015 1:10:54 PM PST by outinyellowdogcountry
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To: SeekAndFind
People of Earth ... your Queen awaits her throne ... you must vote for her:

People of Earth ... your Queen awaits her throne ... you must vote for her:

People of Earth ... your Queen awaits her throne ... you must vote for her:


33 posted on 11/03/2015 1:11:46 PM PST by Slyfox (Will no one rid us of this meddlesome president?)
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To: SeekAndFind

The MSM spin must be working on the brainless.


34 posted on 11/03/2015 1:12:46 PM PST by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

The reality is that the pursuit of “answers” about Benghazi has been futile for several years. Nobody cares about it.


35 posted on 11/03/2015 1:15:57 PM PST by Jim Noble (Diseases desperate grown Are by desperate appliance relieved Or not at al)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Democrat leaders understand heuristics.

That’s why they had a roomful of social scientists for the last two Presidential elections.

The Republican leaders hire people who can dial a telephone.


36 posted on 11/03/2015 1:20:57 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: blueunicorn6

That sums it all up.

Why can’t the American people see this???


37 posted on 11/03/2015 1:21:17 PM PST by diamond6 (Behold this Heart which has so loved men!" Jesus to St. Margaret Mary)
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To: al_c

“The MSM spin must be working on the brainless.”

...and the moral-less.


38 posted on 11/03/2015 1:22:23 PM PST by diamond6 (Behold this Heart which has so loved men!" Jesus to St. Margaret Mary)
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To: timestax

Bkmrk


39 posted on 11/03/2015 1:33:41 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: timestax
Great graphic, deserves second post.


40 posted on 11/03/2015 1:46:38 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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