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Majority Disapprove of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL)

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A majority of Americans disapprove of the FBI's recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime over her handling of email while secretary of state, and a similar number in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll say the issue leaves them worried about how she would handle her responsibilities as president if elected.

Overall, 56 percent disapprove of FBI Director James Comey's recommendation not to charge Clinton, while just 35 percent approve. Similarly, 57 percent say the incident makes them worried about how Clinton might act as president if she is elected, with most very worried about it. Just 39 percent feel the issue isn't related to how she would perform as president.

Here's probably the most telling part of the poll.

Roughly 6 in 10 independents say the FBI was wrong and that the issue raises worries about Clinton as president.

Although it was a very small sample size, it was stated to be a random sample of 519 adults via phone. Among democrats 3/4 say the findings make no difference to them. No surprises there...

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Majority Disapprove of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL) - ABC News
 
The question is whether that is enough to make them vote for Trump and it looks like no. Also the study is so small and random it is pretty much irrelevant.
 
The question is whether that is enough to make them vote for Trump and it looks like no. Also the study is so small and random it is pretty much irrelevant.

That remains to be seen.
 
Μολὼν λαβέ;1066065958 said:
Here's probably the most telling part of the poll.



Although it was a very small sample size, it was stated to be a random sample of 519 adults via phone. Among democrats 3/4 say the findings make no difference to them. No surprises there...

Relevant comments?

Majority Disapprove of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL) - ABC News

So you want rule by poll? Okay, let's go for that! Now what was it the polls were saying about background checks for gun control....
 
The question is whether that is enough to make them vote for Trump and it looks like no. Also the study is so small and random it is pretty much irrelevant.

The opposite question is whether that is enough to make them not vote for Hillary.

The study is a sample of a given group on a given day. Useful for indicating a trend, but not much of value otherwise. The real poll comes up in November.
 
So you want rule by poll? Okay, let's go for that! Now what was it the polls were saying about background checks for gun control....

You gun grabbers keep saying there is 90% approval for background checks, if that's the case why aren't you trying to pass a constitutional amendment?
 
Μολὼν λαβέ;1066065958 said:
Here's probably the most telling part of the poll.



Although it was a very small sample size, it was stated to be a random sample of 519 adults via phone. Among democrats 3/4 say the findings make no difference to them. No surprises there...

Relevant comments?

Majority Disapprove of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL) - ABC News
Yes - An even higher percentage said the decision would *not* affect their support for the candidate, so that makes the issue essentially moot for the election - if the poll is to be believed.
 
So you want rule by poll? Okay, let's go for that! Now what was it the polls were saying about background checks for gun control....

I want rule by poll? That's what you comprehended from reading my post? :giggle1:
 
Yes - An even higher percentage said the decision would *not* affect their support for the candidate, so that makes the issue essentially moot for the election - if the poll is to be believed.

The poll shows that most democrats will continue to vote for Hillary, something expected. The vast majority of Republicans/conservatives wouldn't vote for her anyway.

Comey's decision not to indict will have its greatest influence on fence sitting independents.

Most independents, 58 percent, say the issue won't influence their choice, but those who say it has made them less likely to support Clinton far outnumber those who say it has made them more apt to vote for her, 33 percent versus 5 percent.

Majority Disapprove of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL) - ABC News
 
Μολὼν λαβέ;1066066410 said:
The poll shows that most democrats will continue to vote for Hillary, something expected. The vast majority of Republicans/conservatives wouldn't vote for her anyway.

Comey's decision not to indict will have its greatest influence on fence sitting independents.



Majority Disapprove of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL) - ABC News
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"Most independents, 58 percent, say the issue won't influence their choice, but those who say it has made them less likely to support Clinton far outnumber those who say it has made them more apt to vote for her, 33 percent versus 5 percent."

Ah, good catch! Didn't see that! :thumbs:
 
You gun grabbers keep saying there is 90% approval for background checks, if that's the case why aren't you trying to pass a constitutional amendment?

Sorta hard to do that when the GOP can't do anything that the NRA might not like:

The National Rifle Association doesn’t approve of President Obama’s choice to replace Justice Antonin Scalia with Judge Merrick Garland, so Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made it clear on his Fox News Sunday interview with Chris Wallace that if Garland isn’t good enough for the NRA, he’s not good enough to be a Supreme Court justice.

Fox host Chris Wallace, asked McConnell if Senate Republicans would consider the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court after the election if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency. He responded by saying that he “can’t imagine that a Republican majority in the United States Senate would want to confirm, in a lame duck session, a nominee opposed by the National Rifle Association [and] the National Federation of Independent Businesses.”
 
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