Amidst a discussion Friday of another poll showing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) with a wide lead over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire Democratic primary fight, Politico's Jim VandeHei told MSNBC's Morning Joe the surveys bear out that voters in key states don't find her honest.
"If you look at the polls over the last several months, a lot of voters in a lot of important places don't think Hillary Clinton's honest," VandeHei said.
A new Quinnipiac poll showed voters were more likely to find Donald Trump honest and trustworthy than Clinton. VandeHei pointed to the string of negative stories concerning Clinton's private email scandal calling into question her conduct while secretary of state. The latest: A New York Times front-page piece entitled "Hillary Clinton Email Inquiry Weighs if Aides Erred at ‘Send.’"
"That's all people are hearing," VandeHei said. "That's all they're getting from Hillary Clinton. It's manifesting itself in these polls. I also think at the same time, Bernie Sanders taps into something. There is anger out there."
A CNN/WMUR poll showed Clinton trailing Sanders 46-to-30 percent, with Clinton down 12 points since July and Sanders up 10. Vice President Joe Biden, who is not a declared candidate, polled at 14 percent. Clinton and Sanders tied at 42 percent apiece among likely New Hampshire primary voters when asked which candidate was most likely to capture the nomination. In July, Clinton led on that question 68 percent to 17 percent.
In a question to New Hampshire Democrats about who they would not vote for under any circumstances, 13 percent picked Clinton, 8 percent picked Sanders and 3 percent chose Biden. A combined 61 percent said they either did not know or thought all candidates were acceptable.
Clinton's net favorability was third at +44 percent, behind Sanders (+67 percent) and Biden (+52 percent). However, 51 percent felt Clinton had the best chance to win the general election, with Sanders at just 19 percent. In July, 67 percent chose Clinton on that question and 12 percent chose Sanders.