Many Democrats have long hoped that Hillary Clinton might expand Barack Obama‘s electoral coalition by drawing in more white women voters.
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll
suggests she may have a tough time pulling it off. Mrs. Clinton is
losing ground with white women and many other important slices of the
electorate, the poll shows, amid a spate of reports about her email
practices, speaking fees and foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation.
In June, 44% of white women had a favorable view of Mrs. Clinton,
compared to 43% who didn’t. In July, those numbers moved in the wrong
direction for Mrs. Clinton: Only 34% of white women saw her in a
positive light, compared to 53% who had a negative impression of her,
the poll found.
Mr. Obama fared poorly with white women voters in the 2012 election, losing them to Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 14 points.
For Team Clinton, the latest poll numbers are a worrisome
development. Mrs. Clinton is unlikely to match the African-American
turnout that propelled Mr. Obama to two presidential victories, so she
has to make up the difference somewhere else. Women eager to see a woman
in the White House is a logical group to target.
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