Rasmussen Poll: Election 2008: Hillary 44% Condi 38%

Rasmussen ^ | 8/29/05

[atomicpossum]

How's Hilly doing against Wonder Woman?

[BonnieJ]

I have had a strong feeling all along that Hillary will NOT be the Dem nominee. It's a long ways off, so much can happen and I sure recall how Gary Hart was considered "inevitable" and look what happened to him. He crashed and burned, leaving the Democrats with no one to take on a rather weak G.H.W. Bush.
The media creates their political stars but some times fellow Democrats take them down, as I believe Dukakis did with Hart (with a LOT of help from the former Colorado Senator of course, what a phony he is and was, as HRH certainly is & always will be).

[Bluegrass Conservative]

With a matchup like that, count me in the 18%.....

The notion of "President Hilary Clinton" doesn't scare you more than "President Condoleeza Rice"?

[bill1952]

The best way to ensure that you will be saying "President Clinton" again for another 8 years, so get used to it now.

[areafiftyone]

You mean Edwards? Edwards is Not even on the radar screen. The biggie for the Dems is Clark again.

[cardinal4]

Whole lotta attention paid on someone who won't even be the Democratic nominee in '08.

Im curious, what do you base that statement on? Right now, Im willing to bet she will be the nominee well before Iowa makes it official..

[Puppage]

And Condi's not evenn running! Hillary's been running for 6 years!

Excellent point!

[ZULU]

Considering neither the First Lady, nor Rice has declared their candidacy for Office, this doesn't look all that good for Hitlerbeast.

[section9]

I like this poll. Hillary's negatives are huge, and I suspect she's at her ceiling. Hillary's been in the news for well on fourteen years now. People have only really known Rice as Secretary of State for six months.

Prior to that she existed in the shadows as Bush's NSC advisor. And she hasn't been campaigning for anything.

I'd say Condi has room to grow, here. Condi's negatives are really low, and I suspect this poll is much better news for her than it is for the Hilly. The minute Rice gets into the race and starts swinging, she has nowhere to go but up.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[AntiGuv]

Maybe once 2008 rolls around it will. But for now, the notion of either is pretty awful in my view. I take comfort that I live in a 'safe' GOP state and therefore my vote doesn't really matter, so I can cast non-guilt votes. There's no way Hillary is gonna carry NC.

[Huck]

The best way to ensure that you will be saying "President Clinton" again for another 8 years, so get used to it now.

If that's what the GOP wants, that's what they'll get.

[bill1952]

While not a certainty, she would garner a LOT of the black votes and that will force the dems to spend big bucks to stop the loss in traditionally strong & locked up areas that are crucial to winning states like Pa.

IMO, that would be a nightmare scenario for the Dems to have to lay out all that money in Phila, chicago, Detroit, and such areas.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

This poll would carry some merit with me, were I convinced that either party had used up their supply of wealthy white guys to run for the Presidency. ;)

[auboy]

I thought Hillary would poll higher with the question, "who looks more natural in Ol' Crusty?"

[TheBigB]

Hillary is the female Howard Dean, nothing more. She may excite the far-left fruitcakes, just like Deanie did last year. But by the time things start to actually shake out, the majority will see that she can't possibly win, and they'll turn to someone bland but "safe."

(Oct, 2003) Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean, who enjoyed a 40% - 17% lead in October polling of New Hampshire Democratic primary likely voters over Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, has stretched that lead in December polling to 42% - 12%.

The same thing will happen to Hill o'beans. mark my words.

[areafiftyone]

LOL

[bill1952]

Childish and illogical.

It's not what the GOP wants that we are talking about here.

It's about what is best for America, and that's what we want.

But keep your petulant attitude.

[areafiftyone]

She may excite the far-left fruitcakes

Actually the Far Left Fruitcakes don't like her because she voted for the war and she panders to the middle. They prefer Clark or someone else. BUT they WILL vote for her if she gets the nomination just to put a Dem in the White House.

[bill1952]

Bill will not let that happen, and he has a proven track record of beating the snot out of Republicans.

We are up against the Clintons.

[TheBigB]

Some don't, most do. She won't be the nominee.