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Home Front: Politix
Hillary Meter: 43% Will Vote Against
2006-02-09
Support for Hillary Clinton's Presidential bid has slipped over the past month to the lowest levels recorded in two dozen surveys over the past year. Today, just 27% of Americans say they would definitely vote for the former first lady while 43% would definitely crawl naked over broken glass to vote against. Still, 59% of Americans believe it is somewhat or very likely that she will be the Democrat's nominee in 2008.

Among Democrats, the number who would definitely vote for Clinton dropped 11 percentage points over the past two weeks. New York's junior Senator is viewed as politically liberal by 45% of voters (little changed from two weeks ago). Thirty-three percent (33%) see her as politically moderate. Collectively, todayÂ’s Hillary Meter places Senator Clinton a net 53 points to the left of the nation's political center. That's unchanged over the past two weeks. And the far-left considers her a sell-out for voting for the war. Go figure
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#6  Agree with CLEARONG on this one - IRAN, NORTH KOREA, ....TAIWAN during Dubya's last term is as much about electing Hillary andor a Dem POTUS to the WH as is for the issues or controversies involv those nations. ONCE A DEM POTUS IS BACK IN THE WH, OWG > THE SCENARIO EXISTS AMER's ENEMIES MAY NOT ALLOW ANY GOP-CONSERVATIVE TO TAKE IT BACK WITHOUT WAR.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-02-09 22:45  

#5  count me in. I can grow more skin
Posted by: Frank G   2006-02-09 19:55  

#4  What is the percentage who would crawl naked over broken glass to vote against her?
Posted by: Formerly Dan   2006-02-09 19:50  

#3  She'll run if she slips to only 2%. Don't count this rascal out.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-02-09 13:11  

#2  I still don't take her lightly, if only because we don't know what the circumstances will be in '08.

For instance, if Osama and Zawahiri are caught/confirmed dead by say, the fall of '07,will voters want to keep up the fight or will they want to "move on"?

Slick Willie won with just 43% of the popular vote after the Cold War ended.

In light of that, I'm not willing to adopt the "Hillary has no chance" attitude without knowing the socio-political environment in 2008.
Posted by: Clearong Chomock5848   2006-02-09 11:51  

#1  But did this poll include the voters interred cemetaries of the major cities? I think not, and they do have an effect on the outcome of American politics.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2006-02-09 10:11  

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