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# Hillary Clinton Is Popular as Book Tour Launches, Poll Says

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## Sam Frizell


Jun 9, 2014 12:36 PM UTC

by 

[Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/)


## Sam Frizell


Jun 9, 2014 12:36 PM UTC

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains popular and well-liked for her tenure as America’s top diplomat, according to a new [poll](http://www.washingtonpost.com/page/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/06/08/National-Politics/Polling/release%5F352.xml) that puts the potential presidential candidate at the front of the 2016 pack on [the eve of her book launch](http://time.com/2845937/hillary-clinton-book-tour-hard-choices/).

Two-thirds of registered voters see Clinton as a strong leader, and almost 60% approve of her job as Secretary of State, according to the Washington _Post_\-ABC News poll. Six in 10 Americans said she is honest and trustworthy.

Clinton has not announced she is running for President, and said Sunday that she wouldn’t make a decision until the end of the year. But amidst wide expectations that she’ll run again in 2016, 66% of Democratic-leaning voters said they would vote for Clinton in a presidential primary, according to the poll. Vice President Joe Biden would receive 12% of votes, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) would garner 7%.

In a general election pitting Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) against Clinton, Clinton would win with 53% of the vote, according to the poll.

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