Posted on 06/16/2005 10:12:45 AM PDT by demlosers
June 15, 2005--If Senator Hillary Clinton runs for President in 2008, 30% of Americans say they would definitely vote for her. A Rasmussen Reports survey also found that 36% would definitely vote against the former First Lady.
Those numbers represent an improvement compared to two weeks ago for Clinton. They are back in line with most of the earlier Hillary Meter surveys.
In the "Purple States," those decided by less than five points in Election 2004, 28% will definitely vote for the New York Senator and 35% say they will definitely vote against. If these numbers hold, she would need to win over 62% of the remaining voters to capture a majority in these states.
In the Blue States won by John Kerry, 32% will definitely vote for Mrs. Clinton, 33% definitely against. In Red States won by President Bush, it’s 29% for, 38% against.
Ideologically, there is little change in perceptions of New York's junior Senator compared to recent surveys. Forty-four percent (44%) continue to believe that she is politically liberal. In January, before Clinton launched an effort to moderate perceptions of her political views, 51% believed that liberal was the right label for the Senator's political views.
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Thirty-three percent (33%) of Americans view the former First Lady as a moderate while 7% believe she is politically conservative.
Collectively, today’s Hillary Meter places Senator Clinton a net 54 points to the left of the nation's political center.
The political center is calculated by subtracting the number of liberals from the number of conservatives among the general public (35% conservative, 18% liberal for a net +17). For the Senator, 7% conservative minus 44% liberal equals a net minus 37. The minus 37 reading for Senator Clinton is 54 points away from the plus 17 reading for the general public.
Nationally, 44% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Hillary while 40% hold an unfavorable view. In the battleground states, the numbers are 40% favorable and 41% unfavorable.
The Hillary Meter is a twice monthly measure of Senator Hillary Clinton's effort to move to the political center. The next update is scheduled for Wednesday, June 29. For as long as the former First Lady is a viable candidate for the White House, Rasmussen Reports will monitor public perceptions of her political ideology.
Separate surveys have perceptions of the former First Lady in Virginia, Ohio, and Michigan.
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Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information.
Our publications provide real-time information on consumer confidence, investor confidence, employment data, the political situation, and other topics of value and interest. We provide daily updates on the economic confidence of Consumers and Investors. Our consumer data generally identifies trends two to six weeks ahead of traditional consumer confidence measures.
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Nah.
No way, GirlFRiends.
That's gotta be her favorite dildo.
McLaim will pull in the rest of the democrats and most of the RINOs..
Is McLaim THAT slimey to run with Hillary.?.
Absolutely.. Hes a "Unite'er not a Divide'er", like Bush..
With much less discredition than Bush.. He will become Vincinte Fox's new main squeeze..
Uhuhuhuhuhuhhhh. He said pole.
communists ?
It is amazing what some people call "conservative". Compared to some of the "liberals" on DU...or stuffing the ballot box in Seattle/Chicago/Miami-Dade/New Orleans...she is probably very conservative.
I am amazed sometimes as I think that I am conservative and some of my fellow posters on FR put my conservative nature to shame.
hillary is neither liberal nor conservative. She is whatever it is required to be elected. Just like her "husband".
By 08 she will be appear to the right of McLame.
Fine. Give the info to those who need or want it. Doesn't mean jack to me or 285 million other people.
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