By Phillip Bump
...certainly within the margin of error, (click here) mind you, meaning that it's probably safer to say that the two are viewed as about equally trustworthy. And while the numbers on issues generally map to the overall candidate choice, the numbers on trustworthiness are much friendlier to Bernie Sanders. Some number of Democrats think Sanders is more trustworthy, but still plan to vote for Clinton.
That said, given the past few months of headlines, the fact that Clinton is even close to Sanders on trust is surprising. We've written about Clinton's drooping numbers on trustworthiness. Among all voters in our poll last month, 56 percent found her to be untrustworthy.
Among Democrats, though? Different picture.
What's particularly interesting is that the numbers on trust have a stark divide. White voters are far more likely to view Clinton as less trustworthy than Sanders, and non-white voters are far more likely to view Sanders as less trustworthy....
