Huff Post: Bernie Sanders Won Michigan Because He's Honest. More People Trust Trump Than Clinton

[Omaha Steve]

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03/09/2016 09:38 am ET | Updated 3 hours ago


H. A. Goodman Columnist published in The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Baltimore Sun, The Hill, Salon, The Jerusalem Post www.hagoodman.com

It's obvious that Michigan voters valued honesty on Tuesday, especially since Governor Rick Snyder might have known about Flint's water crisis back in 2014. Because most Americans trust him, Bernie Sanders is now only 7 points behind Clinton nationally, and his stunning upset victory in Michigan will lessen the gap in future polls. In terms of why Sanders has been able to cut into what was once a 50-point lead, the underlying polling data associated with honesty and trustworthiness is a fundamental reason. In an election year where establishment candidates are shunned by voters, trustworthiness is a key attribute needed to win.

According to a recent YouGov poll, "Bernie Sanders is the most widely trusted presidential candidate of either party."

In this YouGov poll, 56% of voters find Hillary Clinton "not honest and trustworthy."

Surprisingly, 52% of voters find Donald Trump "not honest and trustworthy." Yes, more Americans in this poll find the xenophobic and polarizing Republican to be more trustworthy than the former Secretary of State.

Moving on to a recent Quinnipiac poll, 68% of voters found Bernie Sanders "honest and trustworthy."

Conversely, 67% of voters found Hillary Clinton "not honest and trustworthy." I quoted this statistic during my latest CNN interview with Victor Blackwell.

Again, in this poll, Trump ranks higher than Clinton, with 59% of voters finding Trump "not honest and trustworthy."

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[boomer55]

1. theres a meme going round called "things i trust more than Hillary" funny.. but really sad at the

same time.