Barack Obama once called Hillary Clinton “likable enough,” but a new poll raises doubts about that, as the Democratic front-runner’s net-negative has nearly doubled to 24 points, reports Robert Parry.

As Democratic-insider “super-delegates” give Hillary Clinton a seemingly insurmountable lead for the presidential nomination, the former Secretary of State’s negative ratings continue to soar to stunning levels, hitting a net 24-point unfavorable in the new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll.