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The Hillary Disconnect
The Washington Post:New Washington Post/ABC News polling finds Clinton losing ground on personal attributes and in the realm of preferred media narratives. Only 45 percent of Americans have a favorable view of her; only 41 percent say she is honest and trustworthy; 50 percent disapprove of her handling of the Clinton Foundation stories; and 55 percent disapprove of her handling of her emails. Majorities see the Clinton Foundation and her handling of Benghazi as legit fodder in the election.
Meanwhile, a new New York Times/CBS News poll finds:
— 85 percent of Americans favor requiring employers to offer paid sick leave.
— 80 percent favor requiring employers to offer paid leave to parents of new children.
— 71 percent support raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
— 68 percent support raising taxes on those making more than $1 million per year.
— 66 percent say the distribution of money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among more people.
— 57 percent say government should do more to reduce the gap between rich and poor.
Hillary Clinton recently declared support for mandated paid sick leave, and her campaign launch video called for paid family leave. She supports a minimum wage hike. She has called for closing tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy. She has repeatedly criticized soaring income inequality and a tax code gamed to protect certain types of high-end wealth.
The Clinton camp seems to be operating from the assumption that it can speak directly to voters with little regard for complaints from the news media about restricted access to the candidate. Generally speaking, news organizations have devoted far more attention to the Clinton Foundation, her emails, and Benghazi than they have to her positions on issues and to her overall critique of the economy. It’s very early, so the polling doesn’t tell us all that much, but if the above numbers are at all accurate, for the time being the former may be influencing public opinion a good deal more than the latter.
Meanwhile, a new New York Times/CBS News poll finds:
— 85 percent of Americans favor requiring employers to offer paid sick leave.
— 80 percent favor requiring employers to offer paid leave to parents of new children.
— 71 percent support raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
— 68 percent support raising taxes on those making more than $1 million per year.
— 66 percent say the distribution of money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among more people.
— 57 percent say government should do more to reduce the gap between rich and poor.
Hillary Clinton recently declared support for mandated paid sick leave, and her campaign launch video called for paid family leave. She supports a minimum wage hike. She has called for closing tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy. She has repeatedly criticized soaring income inequality and a tax code gamed to protect certain types of high-end wealth.
The Clinton camp seems to be operating from the assumption that it can speak directly to voters with little regard for complaints from the news media about restricted access to the candidate. Generally speaking, news organizations have devoted far more attention to the Clinton Foundation, her emails, and Benghazi than they have to her positions on issues and to her overall critique of the economy. It’s very early, so the polling doesn’t tell us all that much, but if the above numbers are at all accurate, for the time being the former may be influencing public opinion a good deal more than the latter.
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