American
voters think Hillary Clinton put national security at risk by mishandling
classified emails -- and that she’s lying about it.
By a
60-27 percent margin, they think she’s lying about how her emails were handled
while she was secretary of state, according to the latest Fox News national
poll of registered voters.
And
by 57-32 percent, voters say U.S. safety was at risk because of Clinton’s
mishandling of national secrets.
“Clinton’s
explanations are clearly not cutting it with voters,” says Republican pollster
Daron Shaw, who conducts the Fox News Poll along with Democratic pollster Chris
Anderson.
“This
issue continues to act as a drag on her personal ratings.” Over half of voters
feel Clinton lacks the integrity to serve effectively as president (54
percent), and nearly 6-in-10 have an unfavorable opinion of her (56 percent).
Roughly
one third of self-identified Democrats think Clinton is lying about her emails
(35 percent) and put national security at risk (32 percent).
Twenty-seven
percent of those backing Clinton over Republican Donald Trump in the
presidential race think she’s lying about her emails.
The
State Department Inspector General concluded May 25 that Clinton failed to
comply with department policies by using a private email server.
“The
question is whether beliefs about Clinton’s handling of emails are already
fully baked into perceptions of her, or if the issue can drag her down
further,” says Anderson. “Her emails must be the most talked about in the
history of emails. Some voters are certainly bored with the issue and
tuning it out.”
Views
on this issue are holding steady. Earlier this year, 60 percent said
Clinton had mishandled classified emails (February 2016). And 58 percent
felt she was lying about it in September (the last time the question was asked
on a Fox News Poll).
The
Fox News poll is based on landline and cellphone interviews with 1,004 randomly
chosen registered voters nationwide and was conducted under the joint direction
of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) from June
5-8, 2016. The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three
percentage points for all registered voters.
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