Posted on 01/30/2007 10:38:09 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
A neat bit of polling by the Gallup Organization shows that what's hurting Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primaries.
It isn't so much her vote on Iraq or even her flip-flops on the issue. What's undermining her support among liberals is doubts about her electability.
The poll results suggest that many liberals see the primaries as a kind of audition where they assess not only whether they like or agree with a candidate, but whether she can lead them to the White House in 2008. This degree of pragmatism is often seen in Republican circles, but is relatively new on the other side of the aisle.
Gallup asked a national sample of Democratic primary voters from Jan. 5-7 if they'd vote for Hillary if the primary were today. About a third (34 percent) said they definitely would, and about half (52 percent) said they "might consider" voting for her.
The remaining 14 percent said they would "definitely not" support her in the primary.
Then, Gallup followed up with the two-thirds of the sample that was not "definitely" voting for Hillary — asking why. The No. 1 reason? They felt she couldn't win.
Twenty-nine percent cited the fear that she would lose the general election; 16 percent mentioned her inability to win the nomination as a "major reason" for not voting for her.
Many cited both.
Only 26 percent said the major reason for their lack of support was disagreement on the issues; 11 percent cited personal dislike of her, and 10 percent said they didn't want "another Clinton in the White House."
This indicates that there is a large "secondary market" for attacks on Sen. Clinton. The primary market for such attacks is, of course, the legions of general-election voters who don't like her and don't think she should be president (including us). But liberals, while not necessarily embracing the negatives themselves, see them as a cause to doubt her political viability — and thus a reason not to vote for her.
So attacks on Hillary are not just important among the Hillary-haters — they also fuel doubts even among Democratic true-believers.
This, while she faces a double (or triple) squeeze play — her charisma squeezed by the first female speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and her ideological positioning under pressure from Sen. Barack Obama from the center and ex-Sen. John Edwards from the left.
All that could leave her the second choice of too many Democrats — especially if they really conclude she can't win.
This Republican's advice to the Dems: nominate Obama.
I thought it was cute too!
Very nice -
The Dragon Lady(coat worn by lady-in-pink when questioned at Congressional hearings), O'Bomber,
You are on HRC's "list" now
"This, while she faces a double (or triple) squeeze play — her charisma squeezed by the first female speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and her ideological positioning under pressure from Sen. Barack Obama from the *center and ex-Sen. John Edwards from the left."
*center? *center?
B. Hussein O'Bomber is a crooked lying mobbed-up radical Socialist/Commie Muslim-sleeper with delusions of being the first Muslim President of America - his first book "Dreams....." is contradicted by his latest book and his recent statements.
Google up some of O'Bomber's many radical racist statements about whites in his first book.
Dick Morris is still working for the Klintoons!
Lol, thank you devolve. You had already replied to THIS post from the 31st!
Yes, I could now be on Hillary's list!!
But unlike Vince Foster you are much better prepared
For Hillary to be in the lead at this early point...a year to go before the primary season...is not a good situation for her campaign. It is very possible for a Nobel Peace Prize winner like Al Gore to enter the race in November of this year and knock her down easily. Al is simply smiling and waiting...he will enter at some point and reestablish himself as the front runner of the party.
"Al is simply smiling and waiting...he will enter at some point and reestablish himself as the front runner of the party."
I agree... He will be the one to beat. And he will be hard to beat. Do you know if he's made any statement about the war? He would be wise not to at this point.
"She can win.
And when she does, America will fall in love with the brothers Rodham.
Much more entertaining than Bill Carter and Amy."
Nope.
I heard her death knell the other day, and I know she did'nt.
Lewis Black was a guest on the Opie And Anthony program. Lewis, besides being hysterically funny (and a potty mouth), AND a political observer and regular on several TV shows for political commentary, said 'Hillary? Obama? Has this country lost it's #@#$#ing mind?" (or words to that effect).
Lewis Black has been stridently anti-Bush, and is very, very liberal. He was talking as himself too, not as part of his act.
It's over. Her "conversation" is going to be "Is anyone out there? Hello? Is this thing on?"
Good graphic Phil, and this is amazing to me because our heads are all working on the same type of thing.
Devolve needs to post his newest 'face' of Hillary in the same vein as yours!!
You've nailed it and her. That female is one scary Marxist.
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