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Jeff Zeleny: Voters In Iowa Getting The Impression Hillary Is Secretive

May 18, 2015

Hillary Clinton is nearing 40,000 minutes since the last time she fielded a question from the press and the media is not happy about it.

Jeff Zeleny, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent, told host Wolf Blitzer that voters have also grown weary of Clinton avoiding their own questions with scripted campaign stops.

"So many reporters are saying, ‘Why isn't she answering questions?’ This becomes a problem when so many voters start saying it and does this feed into the idea that she's being secretive and not being open enough," Zeleny said.

"Voters here in Iowa, Wolf, I can tell you, they have many questions for her."

Clinton has avoided reporters and refused to accept a sit-down interview a full month into her campaign. Many believe her inaccessibility draws a terrible contrast with the field of Republican candidates who have put themselves out there.

"You don't want to get the sense that you're a candidate who plays by a different set of rules when you have Republicans out there doing town halls, taking questions from the press, appearing on Sunday shows," journalist Gloria Borger said.

"You know, then it looks like a little entitled and voters just don't like it."