New poll shows that despite scrutiny, Hillary Clinton's appeal hasn't taken a hit

A New York Times/CBS News poll has found that Americans view Hillary Clinton more favorably now than they did earlier this year.

The number of Americans who say Clinton has strong leadership qualities is up 8 percentage points to 65 percent, from 57 percent, and about 48 percent say she is honest and trustworthy. Among Democrats, 52 percent said they are not familiar with the Clinton Foundation, only 9 percent said they would not consider voting for her, and nearly 9 in 10 said it's time for the U.S. to have a woman president. Her husband remains extremely popular among Democrats: 76 percent have a favorable view of former President Bill Clinton, and just 4 percent view him unfavorably.

On the Republican side, nearly 75 percent have a favorable opinion of former President George W. Bush, but almost 70 percent do not have an opinion one way or another about his brother, likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush. When asked who they would not support, 13 percent of Republicans said they would not consider voting for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), 17 percent said they would not back Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), 26 percent said they would not support Mike Huckabee, and 42 percent said they would not consider backing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R).

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up

Overall, 43 percent of Americans said they had a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, and 29 percent said the same about the Republican Party. On same-sex marriage, two-thirds of Democrats support legalizing it, while roughly the same percentage of Republicans are opposed. Regarding immigration, 46 percent of Republicans said undocumented immigrants should have to leave the U.S., while just 16 percent of Democrats agreed. The poll was conducted by telephone, both landlines and cell phones, from April 30 to May 3, with 1,027 adults responding.