Hillary Clinton’s popularity as a presidential candidate is dropping in opinion polls. At the same time, her competition is gaining. The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll says more Americans are viewing her unfavorably. Another poll says people use the words "liar," "dishonest," and "untrustworthy" to describe her.
A Republican-led committee is investigating her use of private email when she was secretary of state. And reports say Vice President Joe Biden could join the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. But her biggest problem, say political observers, is Bernie Sanders, a 73-year-old senator from the northeastern state of Vermont. He is gaining in popularity every day.
The Washington Post-ABC News poll was taken at the end of August. The survey found that 53 percent of the general population said they had an unfavorable view of Ms. Clinton. However, Eighteen percent of Democrats still viewed her in a good or favorable way, it found. Quinnipiac University released another poll last month. Ms. Clinton's Democratic support dropped to 45 percent in that survey. Senator Sanders came in second place with 22 percent. Eighteen percent of those questioned said they support Vice President Biden.
Earlier this year, a U.S. congressional inquiry found that Hillary Clinton used a private email server to conduct government business as Secretary of State. Ms. Clinton says that she did not break any rules by using the private server. When asked by a reporter whether she had wiped the server, she responded, "What, like with a cloth or something?"
She was not the first public official to use private email. Colin Powell, a former secretary of state, also used private email. So did Karl Rove, a White House official, who served in the administration of President George W. Bush.
As the presidential race gets tighter, the former Secretary of State has admitted that her use of private email "wasn't the best choice." She added, "I should've used two emails: one personal, one for work. And I take responsibility for that decision."
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