Hillary Clinton may have faced a series of missteps last week, but when it comes to her ability to handle key domestic and international issues, the majority of Americans believe the former secretary of state has what it takes should she be elected president in 2016.
In fact, according to a poll released on Monday, most Americans believe Clinton would do a better job than President Obama on every issue.
According to a CNN/ORC International survey, 63% of respondents said Clinton would do a good job on issues pertaining to foreign policy, and 61% said the same of Clinton’s ability to deal with terrorism. She also did well on the domestic front, with 63% saying she’d do a good job handling the economy and 57% on health care.
Obama fared significantly weaker. Just 40% said they approved of the commander-in-chief’s foreign policy, with 49% saying they thought Obama was doing a good job on handling terrorism. Meanwhile, 38% approved of how the president is handling the economy. Just 36% said they liked the way Obama was handling health care.
Clinton also had higher approval ratings than Obama on environmental policy, helping the middle class, illegal immigration, gun policy and the federal budget deficit.









