Sixty-four percent of likely voters in the U.S. believe that donors to the Clinton Foundation influenced some actions Hillary Clinton took when she was secretary of state,
according to a Rasmussen poll.
In the poll of 1,000 likely voters between August 11 and 14:
- 64 percent said they thought it was likely that she was influenced by donations.
- 27 percent said they believed it was not likely.
- 8 percent said it was not at all likely.
Out of that 64 percent, 49 percent said they believed donations were "very likely" to have influenced Clinton.
The division was wider when broken down by political affiliation:
- 76 percent of Republicans believe Clinton was "very likely" to have been influenced.
- 53 percent of unaffiliated voters believe Clinton was likely to have been influenced.
- 22 percent of Democrats believe Clinton could have been influenced.
Among voters who said they do not trust Clinton, 79 percent said they thought it was "very likely" that she might have been influenced to take action on behalf of Clinton Foundation donors.
Among voters who said they trusted Clinton, 21 percent said it was "not at all" likely that she took action that benefited donors. Among voters who don't trust Clinton, 79 percent said it's "very likely" that donors influenced some of her actions.
Another Rasmussen Report looked at Clinton's trustworthiness:
- 66 percent of Democratic voters trust Clinton, while 20 percent of Democratic voters said they do not trust her. 14 percent of Democrats are undecided.
- 53 percent of Republican voters trust Donald Trump, while 31 percent don't, and 16 percent are not sure.
- Clinton does not fare as well as Trump among independent voters. 21 percent trust Clinton while 26 percent trust Trump. More independent voters in the poll distrust Clinton (65 percent) than distrust Trump (54 percent.)
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