Posted on 08/20/2006 10:48:12 AM PDT by wagglebee
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton matches up well against Sen. John McCain in early polling about a possible presidential contest in 2008.
A Time magazine poll released Sunday found McCain, R-Ariz., at 49 percent and Clinton, D-N.Y., at 47 percent among registered voters when people were asked which candidate they would support for president if they had to decide now.
McCain had a 10-point lead over the Democratic nominee from 2004, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, and a 9-point lead over 2000 Democratic nominee Al Gore in similar matchups.
Fifty-six percent of those surveyed said they have a favorable opinion of McCain and 53 percent said they have a favorable view of Clinton.
While Clinton is an early favorite to win the Democratic nomination for president, some have voiced concerns whether she be competitive with the Republican candidate in the general election.
The poll of 1,003 adults was taken July 13-17 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Before Reagan, Rockefeller Republicans had a big influence on the GOP. A liberal influence. Rudy is a liberal. No thanks.
"The MSN wants this matchup really bad, it's so obvious."
I agree with you. This is just another option to destroy the Republican party.
If they would just put Hitlery and her rapist husband in jail where they belong; we wouldn't be sitting here looking at the two worst candidates possible.
Here's what worries me the most.. Hillary will probably get the nomination ...McCain may not ...then McCain runs as a third party candidate making it REAL tough for republicans .. He might be very tempted if he is both mad, and sees Lieberman run and win this way.
On the other hand I think if there was ever a year where a third party candidate had a chance to win this is it ....
I hope to never see Hillary as the candidate, but I would love to see her in an unscripted REAL debate with some smart competitors, or even see her have to field questions from a real reporter .....live.....
Time magazine is only useful as toilet paper and bird cage liner.
Yep both are about even in my esteem of each. Both near the bottom of the poke.
"Hildebeast will never get above a national 40-45% approval rating."
She got 53 percent, in this poll.
"Where's my beer?" is the payoff line in your post. I would add "Where's my popcorn and pretzels?"
What a hoot the pub and dem parties are! If this is the "best of the best" either has to offer, I'll be found in my recliner pounding beers and popcorn while I watch the original "Manchurian Candidate" for the 100th time on voting day, blinking my eyes and wondering "what the hell happened to my country?"
FMCDH(BITS)
All I know is that I would not vote for either of them.
"Push poll."
Prove it.
Some rasons why McCain should not be nominated for president(that you never hear of) is that he would be 72 years of age when he takes the oath. and also his Senate seat would go Dem. There are also a lot of other reasons but these are two reasons that are not being mentioned.
LOL, in more ways than one. Remember, McCain succeeded Goldwater.
And he has some serious health issues which would probably get worse due to the stress of the presidency.
He just might not be around two years from now.
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