When comparing Obama 2007 to Sanders 2015, remember Clinton was viewed favorably in 2007 but now

[Attorney in Texas]

is viewed unfavorably:

Current favorable/unfavorable polling: Clinton has a 41% favorable poll rating and 52% unfavorable poll rating (for a -11% net unfavorable rating).

Historic favorable/unfavorable polling: Clinton had a 52% favorable poll rating and a 45% unfavorable poll rating (for a +7% net favorable rating) in Nov. 2007.

Meanwhile, Sanders has a net positive favorable rating (+4%) that is 15% better than Clinton's net negative (-11%) rating.

More significantly, votes in the 2008 primary said the top two words associated with Clinton were "tough" and "smart":



Now, the top two words associated with Clinton are "liar" and "dishonest":



For those who keep insisting 2007 isn't 2015 -- NO SHIT; WE'VE NOTICED.

Clinton is much less liked now and she is more polarizing. This is general election poison.

[BlueCheese]

1. The word clouds are apples and oranges, I think.

The ones from 2007 are among Democrats only. The ones from 2015 are from everybody.

[Attorney in Texas]

2. So you are saying Clinton was perceived as dishonest and a liar in 2007, too? Really?

[BlueCheese]

3. Obviously not, but you knew that.

I'm saying her word clouds among Democrats this year would probably also be very positive, just like the ones for O'Malley and Sanders.

[Attorney in Texas]

4. The problem is a general election population distrusts and dislikes Clinton. You quibble with

evidence she was better liked and more trusted in 2007, but there is no answer to her current fatal weakness.

[Attorney in Texas]

5. If you can find general election word association polling from 2007, please feel free to post it.

[Paka]

6. I've known she was a 'liar' and'dishonest' all along,

Not just in 2007, but all the way back to Arkansas.

[Attorney in Texas]

7. There is the Bosnian sniper fire, the rejected applications to the marines and NASA, etc. If we

nominate her, it will be a dominant issue.