Subject: Vox: New poll showing Clinton beating everyone is reported as bad news for Hillary
From: Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>
To: Adrienne Elrod <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:05:38 -0400

Friends -
Given the chatter today on the new Q poll, wanted you to see the below
article that just posted from Vox. Hope this is helpful!

AE

New poll showing Clinton beating everyone is reported as bad news
for Hillary

*Updated by Matthew Yglesias
<http://www.vox.com/authors/matthew-yglesias> on August 27, 2015, 9:40 a.m.
ET @mattyglesias <http://twitter.com/mattyglesias> [email-masked]
<[email-masked]>*
http://www.vox.com/2015/8/27/9214461/clinton-poll-lead

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Hillary Clinton coasting to a
crushing victory
<http://www.quinnipiac.edu/images/polling/us/us08272015_Ueg38d.pdf>in a
three-way race against Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, winning 45 percent of
the vote, compared with 22 for Sanders and 18 for Biden.

And the good news for Clinton doesn't stop there.

   - The poll shows Clinton beating Jeb Bush head to head.
   - The poll shows Clinton beating Marco Rubio head to head.
   - The poll shows Clinton beating Donald Trump head to head.
   - The poll shows Clinton winning in a landslide in scenarios where Trump
   runs as an independent.
   - The poll did not test Clinton against Scott Walker or other possible
   nominees.

So how did the media report this poll showing that if the election were
held this week Hillary Clinton would win? Well, as bad news for Hillary
Clinton!

   - Bloomberg: "Biden More Competitive Than Clinton Against Leading
   Republicans: Poll"
   <http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-27/biden-more-competitive-than-clinton-against-leading-republicans-poll>
   - Politico: "Poll: Biden outperforms Hillary in general election; Trump
   leads GOP field"
   <http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/poll-biden-outperforms-hillary-in-general-election-trump-leads-gop-field-121792.html#ixzz3k0kYWtJ5>
   - Time: "Voters open to Joe Biden presidential bid in new poll"
   <http://time.com/4012594/voters-open-to-joe-biden-presidential-bid-in-new-poll/>

Two things are happening here. One is that "Clinton is still winning" is a
boring headline, so there's a tendency to grasp at straws to come up with
something else. The other is that the press as a whole doesn't like Clinton
very much (and the feeling is mutual), so there's a bias toward believing
that the public feels the same way. So somehow her campaign is struggling
even when it's winning, and polls that show her winning are reported as
showing her losing.

-- 

Adrienne K. Elrod
Spokesperson
Hillary For America
*www.hillaryclinton.com <http://www.hillaryclinton.com>*
@adrienneelrod