Hillary Clinton Is Most Trusted Candidate To Handle Terrorism, Poll Finds

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Hillary Clinton Is Most Trusted Candidate To Handle Terrorism, Poll Finds

by Michael McLaughlin at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-terrorism-poll_56535eb6e4b0258edb32583a?utm_hp_ref=politics

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The poll also asked respondents how Clinton compared to Republican presidential contenders Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush on the issue of terrorism. Previous ABC News and Washington Post polls on the 2016 election had not asked respondents about which candidate was more trustworthy to confront terrorism, so it's unclear whether the Paris attacks, which left 130 people dead, had an impact on public opinion.

Americans overall had more trust in the leading Democratic candidate to handle terrorism than each of the five potential GOP nominees. Compared head-to-head with real estate mogul Trump, who said he'd consider closing mosques, Clinton led 50 percent to 42 percent. Compared to Carson, who's mangled debate questions about the Islamic State and the Middle East, Clinton scored 49 percent to 40 percent picking the retired neurosurgeon. Compared to Cruz, a conservative senator from Texas, Clinton scored 49 percent compared to 40 percent.

Against Rubio, Clinton, who recently gave a speech calling for more airstrikes against Islamic State targets, was more trusted by 47 percent of respondents, compared to 43 percent who picked the Florida senator. Bush, the former Florida governor, gave her the closest call among all responders, with 43 percent ranking him as more trustworthy and 46 percent picking Clinton.

But when pollsters tapped only registered voters, the results came back more favorably for Republicans. Trump did slightly better among this group, getting 43 percent while Clinton held steady at 50 percent. Carson grabbed 43 percent of registered voters, while Clinton slipped to 47 percent.



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[NurseJackie]

1. I certainly do! She'll be a wonderful president! She's fantastic! Love her!!

Go Hillary!

[jkbRN]

2. Lol

[peacebird]

3. LOL! If you want more drone attacks & killings, sure. Because that didn't create ISIL anymore than

Reagan, who trained Osama Bin Laden, created Al Quada...

[beam me up scottie]

4. I guess all that saber rattling paid off, she's tough on terra just like a Republican!

More wars, USA USA USA!

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. .