According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, Americans trust Hillary
Clinton more than any Republican "to handle the threat of terrorism."…
When it comes to keeping Americans safe from the threat of a terrorist
attack, a Washington Post-ABC News Poll released on November 23rd, found
that voters trust Hillary Clinton more than any Republican pretender
candidate. The survey asked voters who they trusted most “to handle the
threat of terrorism,” and regardless of who she was paired up against,
American voters answered “Hillary Clinton” every time.
When asked who they trusted more to handle the terrorist threat,
Americans chose Hillary Clinton over Trump by a 50-42 percent margin. Clinton was also preferred over Carson (49-40), Cruz (48-40), Rubio (47-43) and Jeb (46-43).
The Republican candidates have engaged in a lot of tough talking rhetoric
about bombing ISIL or shutting America off for Syrian refugees, but
their bellicose posturing has not earned them the trust of the American
people. Hillary Clinton remains more trusted than the Republican cabal when it comes
to confronting the terrorist threat.
For Republicans who have spent the past several years trying to
discredit Clinton through the Benghazi hearings and a relentless litany
of attacks designed to paint her as weak on security, the poll must be
very disconcerting. Fox News, AM Hate Speech radio, and Trey Gowdy’s
investigative committee, have all failed in their efforts to get
Americans to think the Republicans would do a better job than Hillary
Clinton at keeping America safe .
The Republicans will almost certainly continue to try to hammer home
the theme that they are the tough guys on the block who can take on the
terrorists, and they will no doubt continue to try to portray the
Democrats as weak on foreign policy and on protecting the homeland.
However, Hillary Clinton is used to those lines of attack, and she is
also aware that her steady resolve in the face of those attacks projects
the very strength the wingnuts are desperately trying to say she lacks.
Americans recognize that in dangerous times, Hillary Clinton is a
better choice to be commander in chief than any Republican. An endless
barrage of wingnut attacks against Clinton have been unable to alter that
perception. Americans still think Hillary is their best bet for dealing
with the threat of terrorism.
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