Hillary Clinton's large drop in popularity since she announced her Presidential bid seemed to have extended to the bluest of blue states and her adopted home state of New York. Just 46% of voters view her favorably compared to 51% who view her unfavorably. This is simply stunning considering New York is one of the most Democratic states in the national with a majority of residents registered to the party, President Obama also won New York by landslide margins of 28 and 26 points in his Presidential runs. If voters in deep blue states don't like Hillary Clinton then it's hard to imagine how she is going to win swing states if she were the nominee for a general election.
Hillary Clinton is viewed unfavorably by more New Yorkers (51 percent) than those who have a favorable view of her (46 percent) for the first time ever, down from 56-40 percent positive in July, according to a new Siena College poll of New York State registered voters released today. While a majority of Democrats say that Vice President Joe Biden should run for President, in a potential primary matchup Clinton is supported by 45 percent of Democrats, compared to 24 percent for Biden and 23 percent for Senator Bernie Sanders.
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Meanwhile Bernie Sander's is one of the most popular Senators in the country and new polling last week showed him with a commanding primary lead in his home state and even doing well in the Republican primary.