ABC: voters say Bernie is more honest and Hillary is more empathic

[pnwmom]

and Hillary is closer to them on the issues.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/clinton-takes-big-lead-debate-trustworthiness-deficit-poll/story?id=35826529

Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 31 percentage points, 59-28 percent, among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents who are registered to vote in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with Martin O’Malley in the single digits.

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And Clinton does have a prominent difficulty –- a trustworthiness deficit. Even with her overall lead, 44 percent of leaned Democrats say Sanders is more honest and trustworthy, vs. 38 percent who pick Clinton. She’s particularly vulnerable in this area among whites (a 26-point Sanders advantage) and political independents (Sanders +25).

Clinton manages 30 percent support from those who see Sanders as more honest and trustworthy, one reason her overall support overcomes the trust deficit. Further, she far surpasses Sanders on other measures in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates – by 64-26 percent on who’d better handle the threat of terrorism, 54-37 percent on who’s closer to potential voters on the issues and 51-38 percent in empathy, as well as her lead in vote preference.

Clinton’s support is very near her average, 63 percent, in 10 ABC/Post polls to include her and Sanders this cycle, with a range from 56 to 69 percent. Sanders, for his part, peaked at 34 percent last month before slipping back in this survey. O’Malley’s 5 percent, low as it is, is a new high for him.

[rjsquirrel]

1. Empathetic is the word

"Empathic" means she reads minds.

Damn English, it's so hard for to use proper.

[kenfrequed]

2. No... that would be telepathy.

Empathy means feeling another's emotions.

[rjsquirrel]

3. Yes and

The adjective of that is "empathetic." Not "empathic," which means what I said. Telepathy is a much newer word.

I'm sympathic to your confusion though.