Rasmussen polls: Hillary trails both Giuliani and McCain in GE matchups

Rasmussen Reports ^ | June 9, 2007 | Scott Rasmussen

[John Cena]

In an Election 2008 match-up of the early frontrunners, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani leads New York Senator Hillary Clinton 47% to 44%. Last month, the two New York politicians were tied 45% to 45%.

Clinton has consistently been competitive with Giuliani, but has typically trailed the Mayor by a few percentage points throughout the early polling on the race. A poll released earlier this week showed Giuliani has opened a double-digit lead over Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D). Clinton and Obama had been number one and two in the polls among those seeking the Democratic Presidential nomination.

The number three Democrat in the polls has consistently performed better than Clinton and Obama in general election match-ups. Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards currently has a two-point advantage over Giuliani.

Another Republican hopeful, Arizona Senator John McCain, leads Clinton by six points-- behind Senator John McCain in the new survey. A month ago, McCain's lead over Clinton was four percentage points, 48% to 44%.

McCain has recently encountered significant turbulence in his campaign as championed an immigration bill that was far more popular in Congress than among the American people. Nationally, he is viewed favorably by 51% of voters.

That puts him in the same territory as Clinton. The former First Lady is viewed favorably by 47% of likely voters and unfavorably by 51%. Largely because she has been very prominent on the national scene for 15 years, Clinton remains a very polarizing figure. Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters say they would definitely vote against her if she is on the ballot in 2008.

Giuliani remains the most popular candidate in either party, viewed favorably by 63% of likely voters. However, his biggest challenge moving forward may be that he is seeking the nomination of a center-right political party and only 21% of Republicans view him as politically conservative.

Apparently in response to the bunched-up primary schedule this campaign season, Giuliani and McCain both recently announced that they would sit out the straw poll in Ames, Iowa this summer. But they report that they will still compete in the Iowa caucuses tentatively scheduled for January.

Rasmussen Reports continuously updates favorability ratings and general election match-ups for all Democratic and Republican candidates. Also available are continuously updated ratings for Members of Congress, Other Political Figures, and Journalists.

A recent tracking survey found that voters trust Democrats more than Republicans on ten key issues including taxes and national security. Democrats continue to lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot but their lead is smaller than a month ago.

Rasmussen Reports releases updated polling data for the Democrats’ nominating contest are updated on Mondays. Republican results are updated every each Tuesday.

[hershey]

Hillary faces reality. Well, probably not. The MSM is terrified of even mentioning the ‘L’ word in the same context as Hill...(Lose, loser, louse, lumpen, whatever.) Instead they gulp and say, “Um, she may not, uh, win in Iowa.”

[Vinomori]

Largely because she has been very prominent on the national scene for 15 years, Clinton remains a very polarizing figure.

What a lie. Why do they give her cover like this? She is polarizing because she is satanically amoral, like a Stephen King character. Being prominent does not make you a polarizing figure. Colin Powell has been prominent and he is not polarizing. These people LIE FOR HER to give the liar cover...like parents of a bad, spoiled child, they lie for the liar. Hillary will be humiliated at the polls because the truth is SO much harder to hide in a national race than in a liberal state's race against underfunded unknown opponents.

[Gritty]

[airborne]

That is dependent upon the hurricane season this year.

Even if it's inconsequential, AlGore will use Katrina and the slow recovery of the area, blame the existing problems on Bush and the Republicans, and the media will back him up.

Plus,he could be the one Dem who can effectively run against Hillary, and get the financial backing of both the extreme internet leftists and the rich Hollywood socialists.

He came close to winning the Presidency before with just the votes of the large urban areas. And the Dems are perfecting the art of vote fraud.

If it looks bad for the Dems towards the end of the primaries, watch for a "Draft AlGore" campaign.