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According to a Fox News poll released late yesterday, American voters place the
blame for the 9/11 Benghazi terror attack on President Obama and former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Sixty percent of voters blame Clinton for what happened, according to a
Fox News poll released Thursday. That includes 28 percent who blame
her “a great deal” and another 32 percent who say she deserves “some”
blame.
Essentially the same number -- 59 percent -- blames Obama (26 percent
“a great deal” and 33 percent “some”).
One voter in five says that the leaders are “not at all” responsible.
About four Democrats in 10 blames each: 41 percent blame Clinton, and
38 percent blame Obama. Twice as many Republicans blame the former
secretary (80 percent) and the president (80 percent).
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Among independents, about six in ten think Clinton (62 percent) and
Obama (64 percent) are at least somewhat responsible.
When voters were asked about why they thought the Obama administration falsely
blamed the attack on a YouTube video, most said it was to protect President
Obama politically. At the time of the attack, President Obama was running for reelection against former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and repeatedly
stated on the campaign trail that al Qaeda, whose terror affiliates carried out the
attack, was "on the run."
About half think it was to protect Obama politically (49 percent). The rest
split between saying the White House just made a “mistake” (22 percent)
and that they did it to protect America (19 percent).
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Earlier this week, a Rasmussen Report came up with similar results. Respondents
said they believe Benghazi will hurt Clinton should she choose to run for president
in 2016 and an overwhelming majority said it is important to find out what
happened.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 46% of
Likely U.S. Voters think the circumstances surrounding the murder of
the U.S. ambassador and three other U.S. Embassy employees in Libya
will hurt the former secretary of State if she runs for president in 2016.
Just 28% now rate the administration’s explanation of the events
surrounding the murder of the ambassador and the others as good or
excellent. That’s down nine points from a high of 37% in October. Fortyfive percent (45%) give the administration poor marks for the Benghazi
matter, the highest level of dissatisfaction to date.
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Seventy-eight percent (78%) think it is at least somewhat important to
find out exactly what happened in the events surrounding the murder of
the four Americans in Libya, with 47% who say it is Very Important.
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Nineteen percent (19%) view getting to the bottom of the Benghazi
incident as unimportant, but that includes just four percent (4%) who say
it’s Not At All Important.
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of Clinton infamously declaring during
Congressional testimony, "What difference does it make!" when pressed on how
and why four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed.
Patricia Smith, mother of U.S. Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith who was killed
in the Benghazi terror attack, told Fox News' Neil Cavuto yesterday that she is still
seeking answers and that Clinton is the person who has them.
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