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POLLING MEMORANDUM

TO: INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM: WILSON PERKINS ALLEN OPINION RESEARCH

SUBJECT: HILLARY CLINTON

DATE: MARCH 17, 2015

The Hillary Clinton Email Scandal

More than one third (36%) of respondents have a less favorable impression of Hillary Clinton based on what they have seen, read, and heard about the email scandal.

o Two in five (40%) independents have a less favorable impression of Clinton based on what they have seen, read, and heard about the email scandal.

Thinking about a current political scandal, would you say what you have seen, read, or heard recently about Hillary Clinton and her use of an unsecure personal email address for communications as Secretary of State as well as

deleting many of those emails has given you a more favorable impression of her, a less favorable impression of her

this issue hasn't impacted your impression of her, or have you not seen that much recently about the email scandal?

Result Overall

(100%)

Democrat

(32%)

Independent

(35%)

More Favorable 5% 7% 4%

Has Not Impacted Impression 40% 61% 39%

Have Not Seen/Read/Heard 14% 15% 14%

Less Favorable 36% 13% 40%

DK/Refused 4% 4% 3%

Is Hillary Clinton a Good Presidential Nominee?

Nearly three in ten (29%) of the n=316 Democrats say that Hillary Clinton has too much baggage to be a good Presidential nominee and/or are actively exploring other candidates.

o More than one in five (22%) conservative Democrats say that Clinton has too much baggage to be a good Presidential nominee.

o More than one third (39%) of moderate Democrats say that Clinton has too much baggage to be a good Presidential nominee and/or are actively exploring other candidates.

As you may know, Hillary Clinton has been involved in a number of scandals ranging from Benghazi to improper email documentation to just being a dishonest politician. Thinking about the Presidential election in 2016 would you say

that she has too much baggage to be a good Presidential nominee for Democrats, her baggage will weigh her down

and Democrats should actively explore other candidates, or the scandals are just a distraction and Clinton is the best

option Democrats have for the Presidential election?

Result Democrat

(100%)

Conservative

Democrat

(24%)

Moderate

Democrat

(31%)

Liberal

Democrat

(41%)

Has too much baggage to be a good

Presidential nominee for Democrats 12% 22% 12% 7%

The baggage will weigh her down and

Democrats should actively explore other

candidates

17% 6% 27% 16%

The scandals are just a distraction and

Clinton is the best option Democrats have

for the Presidential election

59% 57% 47% 67%

DK/Refused 12% 15% 14% 9%

2015 WPA Opinion Research

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Conclusion

More than one third of adults have a less favorable impression of Hillary Clinton based on what they have seen,

read, and heard about the recent email scandal where Clinton has been using an unsecure personal email

address for communications as Secretary of State as well as deleting many of those emails. While the scandal

has not done much to alter Democrats impression of Clinton, forty percent of independents have a less favorable impression of her.

Nearly thirty percent of Democrats say that Hillary Clinton has too much baggage to be a good Presidential

nominee for Democrats or that her baggage will weigh her down and Democrats should actively explore other

candidates. One in five conservative Democrats say that Hillary Clinton has too much baggage to be a good

Presidential nominee while nearly three in ten moderate Democrats say that her baggage will weigh her down

and Democrats should actively explore other candidates.

Methodology

Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Research conducted a national study of adults. WPA selected a random sample of

adults using Random Digit Dialing (RDD). The sample for this survey was stratified based on gender, age,

ethnicity, and geography. This methodology allows us to minimize post-survey weighting which can reduce the reliability of survey results.

Respondents were contacted by phone via a live telephone operator interview March 12th-15th, 2015. The first

question has a sample size of 1,002 adults with a margin of error of 3.1% in 95 out of 100 cases. The second

question has a sample size of 316 self-identified Democrats with a margin of error of 5.7% in 95 out of 100

cases.

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