A Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey last month found particularly low support for Mr. Obama among white voters without college degrees. The president was viewed positively by 32% of that group, while 55% viewed him negatively. Mrs. Clinton’s numbers with that group were only marginally better than the president’s: 32% held a positive view of Mrs. Clinton, and 48% had a negative view.
A Page One story in Monday’s Journal examines how Mrs. Clinton might fare among white, working-class voters as a whole. Allies of the former secretary of state say she would be able to bring that group back under Democrats’ wing, while her critics say she is too aligned with a Democratic Party that was widely unpopular in the last election. Interviews with voters in Devalls Bluff, Ark., suggest Mrs. Clinton would face a significant challenge in appealing to those voters.
To be sure, Mrs. Clinton hasn’t always rated that poorly. Back in June 2008, she was viewed positively by 43% of white voters without a college degree, and negatively by 44%.
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