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By Jennifer Rubin, Mar. 26, 2015, WashingtonPost.com

The latest poll from CBS News has plenty of bad news for Hillary Clinton:

26 percent of Americans now have a favorable view of Hillary Clinton, while 37 percent view her unfavorably; another third are undecided or don’t have an opinion of her. 

As Clinton weighs a presidential bid, her favorable views are 12 points lower than they were in the fall of 2013, just months after leaving her position as secretary of state. . . . Negative views of Clinton have risen among Republicans. Seventy-two percent hold an unfavorable view of her today, compared to 60 percent almost two years ago. Also, the percentage of independents who view Clinton favorably is now half of what it was in the fall of 2013. Many independents now say they are undecided or don’t know enough about Clinton to have an opinion. Most Democrats (55 percent) continue to hold favorable views of Clinton but that percentage has dropped eight points since November 2013. . . . Fewer than half – 42 percent- say she is honest and trustworthy, while more – 47 percent – don’t think she is.

What is extraordinary is that Clinton has essentially done this to herself. There is no GOP nominee yet; only Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is actually a declared candidate. The limited exposure and tightly controlled interaction with the media she has gotten have been enough to damage her significantly with the voters.