Most voters now rate Trump & Clinton equally on White House preparedness
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. When given the choice
41 of all voters think Hillary Clinton is better qualified to be president than Donald Trump but
40 say Trump is better qualified. A sizable
19 are undecided. Thats a noticeable shift in Trumps favor from April. The race between Clinton and Trump has grown tighter in
our latest Rasmussen Reports White House Watch survey.
The presidential race has grown a bit tighter in this weeks White House Watch survey. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds:
Donald Trump with 42 of the vote- Hillary Clinton earns 40
- 13 still like another candidate and
- 5 are undecided
Following the release of a final report by the special congressional committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi Libya
49 of all voters believe Clinton lied to the families of those killed in Benghazi about the cause of their deaths.
Most voters have difficulty swallowing
President Obamas superlatives for Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail last week and now rate her and Donald Trump equally when it comes to their preparedness for the White House.
When asked about President Obamas statement that there has never ever been any man or woman more qualified for this office than Hillary Clinton a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that:
- just 22 of Likely U.S. Voters agree
- 65 disagree
- 13 are undecided
Its important to note that the question did not identify the person who made the statement. Obama praised Clinton while campaigning with her in North Carolina on the same day that FBI Director James Comey announced his agency would not seek any
indictments of the former secretary of State despite her extremely careless handling of classified information.
Most voters disagree with Comeys decision.
Not surprisingly just 5 of Republicans and 15 of voters not affiliated with either political party agree with the presidents high praise of the likely Democratic presidential nominee.
But even Democrats arent convinced:
- 42 of voters in Clintons and Obamas party agree with the statement
- but 36 do not
- another 21 are not sure
Seventy-four percent (74) of Republicans see Trump as the more qualified candidate while 77 of Democrats say that of Clinton. Forty-one percent (41) of unaffiliated voters think Trump is more qualified compared to 31 who feel that way about Clinton but 28 of these voters are undecided.
Blacks are closely divided over Obamas characterization of Clinton as the most qualified person ever to run for the presidency. Most whites (70) and other minority voters (64) disagree.
The gender gap is here too. Women see Clinton as more qualified; men feel Trump is better for the job. The older the voter the more likely he or she is to consider Trump more qualified.
Generally speaking when it comes to national security the economy and other major issues
voters expect Clinton to continue Obamas policies and Trump to change them for better or worse.
Voters are closely divided as to
whether President Obamas support would help or hurt candidates running in their state.
Back in January voters said
a candidate endorsement from Obama will not impact their voting decision this November but most in his own party said it would.
The survey of 1000 Likely Voters was conducted on July 6-7 2016 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is /- 3 percentage points with a 95 level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by
Pulse Opinion Research LLC. See
methodology.
