Posted on 11/11/2005 12:00:33 PM PST by RWR8189
November 11, 2005--Senator Hillary Clinton of New York leads the pack in the race for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination. With 43% of the vote, the frontrunner has more support than the next three contenders combined.
Former Vice President Al Gore comes in second at the moment with 14% of the vote. Last year's Vice-Presidential nominee John Edwards attracts 13% of the vote while Massachusetts Senator John Kerry earns 10%.
However, if Clinton and Gore were to sit out the race, Kerry moves to the top with 38% of the vote. John Edwards attracts 28% in this scenario while three other candidates register above the 5% level--Senator Joe Biden at 6%, General Wesley Clark at 6%, and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson at 5%.
Also included in the survey were Senators Evan Bayh and Russ Feingold and Governors tom Vilsack and Mark Warner. None of these candidates attract 5% of the vote at this time
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Clinton's voters would opt for Senator John Kerry if the former First Lady is not in the running. Twenty-six percent (26%) of her voters prefer former Senator John Edwards as their second choice. CrossTabs are available for Premium Members.
A separate survey found that most voters think it is likely that Hillary Clinton will be the Democrats' nominee in 2008.
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I'm placing my money on Mark Warner.
That's a real slate of winners there!
He's one I'd worry about, actually. In fact I think he'd have a better chance of winning the general than Her Heinous.
Where's Johnny MeCain McVain's name?
Let's hope she runs. Nothing will unite the base more than the thought of another Clinton presidency.
SSSSHHHHH! Don't let them know that a Warner-Bayh ticket would win in a landslide.
That would be the pragmatic candidate, if they wanted to win.
But I can't see any way he rolls over Hillary machine...
This is the obvious list of contenders . . . Bill Richardson is the dark horse for the Dims.
Everyone knows a Clinton can't get even 50% of the vote and needs a third-wheel to win...ya know...cheat.
Beings Hillary and McCain went on that Arctic Summit recently, I suspect his running as Perot was the topic.
"Clinton 43% Gore 14% Edwards 13% Kerry 10%"
are those really the only name the DEMs have to throw at us???
please get me out of this time machine!
what a lovefest
Doogle
I'm rooting for OwlGore.
That's not surprising, considering who her competition is.
I say if Al Gore actually runs again, that he'll pull even or do better than Hillary.
That would be a "knife fight" worth watching.
ut oh...where's that stupid "blue plastic suit" picture, only thing missing was the big wabbit ears and a basket full of eggs
Doogle
McCain seems the likeliest Perot of 2008. Hagel has to worry about re-election to the Senate that year. Lincoln Chafee wouldn't be able to draw enough support to be a significant threat.
That's a real slate of winners there!
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Aren't they a bunch of beauties? They will run Hitlery -- they are so lost and so desperate to regain control of the White House, they will try and run her as a victimized woman...even though she is a radical Marxist/socialist, a liar, TOTALLY UNQUALIFIED, a military-hater, and all-around anti-American.
Great Presidential material alright!!?? :-)
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