Hillary people’s choice for 2016 prez polls: survey
8 Dec 2012 8:03 AM IST
‘Run, Hillary, Run!’ is what the majority is saying, as Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State and former first lady, is the people's choice for a 2016 Presidential bid, according to a new poll. An ABC News/Washington Post poll found 65-year-old Clinton's popularity at an all-time high, and that 57 per cent of Americans want her to run for the White House.
Among all women, 66 per cent say they would support Clinton as a candidate for president in 2016; it is 75 per cent among those under 50 and 54 per cent among those aged 50 and up. Forty-nine per cent of men back a Clinton bid, regardless of what side of 50 they are on. Support for a Clinton candidacy is high among both Democratic men and women (80 and 84 percent, respectively).
Republicans are far less supportive of a presidential bid from the former first lady: in the poll, 23 per cent of Republicans would support a run in 2016; 73 per cent would oppose it.
Some 82 per cent of Democrats would back her candidacy, with most saying they would do so ‘strongly’. A majority of independents, 59 per cent, also support another Clinton run. Some of this support stems from her high overall popularity.
Among all women, 66 per cent say they would support Clinton as a candidate for president in 2016; it is 75 per cent among those under 50 and 54 per cent among those aged 50 and up. Forty-nine per cent of men back a Clinton bid, regardless of what side of 50 they are on. Support for a Clinton candidacy is high among both Democratic men and women (80 and 84 percent, respectively).
Republicans are far less supportive of a presidential bid from the former first lady: in the poll, 23 per cent of Republicans would support a run in 2016; 73 per cent would oppose it.
Some 82 per cent of Democrats would back her candidacy, with most saying they would do so ‘strongly’. A majority of independents, 59 per cent, also support another Clinton run. Some of this support stems from her high overall popularity.
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