Posted on 08/31/2006 1:25:26 PM PDT by areafiftyone
NEW YORK — Just over half of Americans believe Sen. Hillary Clinton is prepared to be the first female president of the United States, according to a new FOX News poll. In addition, Clinton is the preferred choice of Democratic voters for their party’s 2008 presidential nominee; on the Republican side, former NY Mayor Rudy Giuliani barely edges out Ariz. Sen. John McCain for frontrunner billing.
Opinion Dynamics Corporation conducted the national telephone poll of 900 registered voters for FOX News from August 29 to August 30. The poll has a 3-point error margin.
A slim 51-percent majority of voters believes Clinton is prepared to be the first woman president, though a large minority disagrees (43 percent). There are essentially no gender differences, as about the same number of men (49 percent) and women (52 percent) think Clinton is ready.
On the political side, Democrats (75 percent) are three times as likely as Republicans (24 percent), and significantly more likely than independents (50 percent) to think Clinton is prepared for a promotion.
"It is clear that Senator Clinton remains a deeply polarizing figure," comments Opinion Dynamics Chairman John Gorman. "While half the country seems prepared to give her a chance, nearly as many won’t consider her. If she’s in the race in 2008 we can look forward to yet another late night finish, with all the acrimony, suspicion and bitterness that the last two elections have produced."
The poll finds that Clinton far outdistances the other Democrats for the party’s nomination. She receives the backing of 32 percent of self-identified Democrats, down from 43 percent earlier this year (March 14-15).
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Count me among the just under half who think she has no qualifications whatsoever to be president.
she is going to have to cleanly jumop this hurdle first
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This poll like so many others AGAIN over-represents Democrats relative to their numbers in the actual voting population. The real figures are about 35% Dem, 32% Republican. This poll has a differential of more than double that at 8 points, 41% Dem, 33% GOP. AGAIN we see this is a factor in why Bush's polling numbers show up at under 40% in these polls, and this one has him at 38% approval with only 8% of Democrats approving. A correct balance would likely have Bush around the 43% approval rating other polls are showing.
Hey, John-Boy, there's a big difference between saying she may have the qualifications to be president, and saying she therefore SHOULD be president.
Clinton is prepared ? Prepared? What is that suppose to mean?
Someone tell me when the last time opinion dynamics was correct? Ever?
LLS
I have no idea. Fox News is stupid some times.
Not only dosnt she qualify to be a President , except for her plumbing she isnt qualified to be a female.
She has jack-booted thugs ready to storm the White House if she loses.
The far left hates her, viewing her as part of the establishment, even though she's a big lib at heart who is trying to run in the middle and look presidential. I seriously doubt if she will make it thru the Dem primarys in '08.
Bull. This election will be another '84-style wipeout.
If that does`nt motivate you what will?
Anyone ever check her genetic code, because I'm not sure she's even human.
Well, all those people who won't be voting for Giuliani will be helping Hillary by sitting on the sidelines.
That's true.
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