"Every single night they are gonna give Hillary FREE tv time to her campaign---she hasn't even officially declared herself a candidate for Senator yet, let alone President"
That's how she is getting these high approval numbers. You should see the incredibly positive coverage the local NY media (NY Post is the exception) gives her. According to them, she's fighting for veterans, fighting for anti-terrorism funding, finding "common ground" on abortion, fighting quality-of-life problems related to immigration.
Mark my words.. the NY GOP can barely hold it together for the governor's race, and they have little prospect of fielding any serious challenger for her Senate seat. She has a clear shot at the Democratic nomination in 2008.
And Hillary knows how to count. She sees loony left field is crowded (with anti-Patriot-Act Sen. Feingold, anti-military Dean, a confused John Kerry, and perhaps vote conspiracy Barbara Boxer), so she's gonna play right field. And that will only benefit her in the general election.
I agree with other posters.. don't underestimate this woman.
...or we will be banging our heads against the Clinton Machine for another 8 years.
Oh, I would never underestimate Hillary---she is cold-blooded---I just hope that the pajama people get really good at finding out secrets so that all of hers that haven't been exposed yet, will be---
BTW, another segment on Scarborough tonight that floored me!!! Joe said that they took a straw poll of 4000 people at the CPAC convention this last weekend and asked who they thought should be the Rep. candidate for 2008---do you know who won the straw poll from a CONSERVATIVE group?
Rudy Guiliani!!! couldn't believe my eyes--
after him came, Condi Rice, George Allen, someone else, and I think the last name was John McCain---
Even Monica Crowley couldn't believe that CPAC would put Guiliani on the top of the list---