---
title: "Feel Less Favorable Toward Hillary Clinton"
description: "About three-in-ten Americans (31%) say their opinion of Hillary Clinton has grown less favorable in recent days, including 28% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents; by comparison, 24% of Americans -- and only 13% of Democrats and Democratic leaners -- report less favorable views of Barack Obama. "
date: "2008-04-24"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2008/04/24/feel-less-favorable-toward-hillary-clinton/"
---

# Feel Less Favorable Toward Hillary Clinton

About three-in-ten Americans (31%) say their opinion of Hillary Clinton has grown less favorable in recent days, including 28% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, while 24% of Americans — and only 13% of Democrats and Democratic leaners — report less favorable views of Barack Obama. By comparison, in a recent Pew survey, 11% overall, and 15% of Democrats and Democratic-leaners, say their view of Clinton has improved in recent days, while 18% and 28%, respectively, report more favorable feelings toward Obama.[Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/809/more-americans-view-campaign-as-too-negative)