Posted on 10/04/2007 6:43:43 AM PDT by presidio9
Democrat Hillary Clinton would beat Republican Rudolph Giuliani in the race for the US presidency if the election was held now, according to poll data released Thursday.
Senator Clinton, wife of ex-president Bill Clinton and the strong front-runner for the Democratic nomination for next year's election, held a 51-43 percent margin over Giuliani in a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
The poll showed Democrat voters favoring Clinton over Giuliani by 88-9 percent while independents were for Clinton 48-44 percent. Republican voters preferred Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, 88-10 percent.
The poll also showed that two-thirds of voters believe Clinton would take the country in a different direction compared with her husband during his 1993-2001 presidency, with most considering that "a good thing."
Another Washington Post-ABC News poll released Wednesday showed Clinton was the solid favorite for the Democrat nomination in the November 2008 election.
She held a 33 point lead over her closest rival, fellow Senator Barack Obama.
Giuliani, meanwhile, leads most polls in his party's race,but is more closely dogged by rivals Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson.
LLS
Our reason for rejecting Rudy is not stubborn obstinance. Life is one of the deepest most heart-held, sacred principles that we hold before Almighty God, and the violation of it would make us accountable to God.
I hope the Giuliani supporters see that their candidate will never win, and that a Giuliani nomination equals a Hillary victory.
“If you will join in murdering your neighbor, then we can win the Presidency.”
I think not.
People only pay attention to such details when they want to discredit the findings.
Get some spine and stand up for a better candidate than Rooty. Its not too late.
You want to win? Do it without holding your nose.
Your request is quite odd. Why would I expect them to have said anything about issues that are 40 years in the future? Do any of the current candidates have position papers on the burning issues of 2047?
BTW, on the vast majority of issues, I would rate Rudy more liberal than Nixon.
Do you have ANY core principles? Is there not a mountain that you are willing to die on?
Rudy is as pro-abortion as any NARAL member. I would rather live under the tyranny of a Hillary Clinton than to cast a vote for Rudy Giuliani. I will not take the blame for American's inability to choose wisely. If Hillary becomes the president because the Republicans have abandoned all principle to put up an abortion supporter in hopes of heading off some kind of Hillary challenge, then the Republicans have no one to blame but themselves.
I won't vote for Rudy. Never. I am willing to die on that mountain. Four years of Hillary might be hell for our country, but if we wake up on January 22, 2009 and she is our president, then America deserves no better than what they will get.
Hear hear.
That's like the democrat tactic of blaming Bush for terrorism instead of the terrorists.
Good point! I know we've disagreed on other things (e.g. Rick Warren) but here we definitely agree. :-)
I think it's more of that socialist virus that tells us we have to make everything homogenous and so leave us devoid of meaningful choices -- we can't have a minority promoting excellence that sticks out like a sore thumb!
LOL I hear ya.
If Rooty Toot is the GOP nominee, we wil have “extreme socialist armed with tons of minions and dollars is elected President” NO MATTER WHO WINS THE ELECTION!
LLS
that’s funny - according to my poll over half of the country hates Hillary
I disagree with xzins and P-Marlowe on most matters of Christian dogma (I'm Catholic and they're Protestant). However, I agree with them on ALL moral matters. It is my belief that in the not so distant future, the left will start jailing ALL Believers and when that day comes, it will be my profound honor to share a cell with them.
The poll showed Democrat voters favoring Clinton over Giuliani by 88-9 percent while independents were for Clinton 48-44 percent. Republican voters preferred Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, 88-10 percent.
Running those together, and it's plain they oversampled Dims by a considerable amount. Wonder what the internals show.
Life is the first gift that God gives us at the moment of conception and His greatest gift to us is Eternal Life with Him. So, I would say that life is of eminent importance to the Lord.
You might be right, if they had surveyed more conservatives Rooty Toot's numbers would have probably been LOWER.
I am not a Catholic, I am not a Rick Warren supporter. I am a Christian.
I am NOT for anyone or entity selling us political goods under the guise of religion. Any candidate, If you are not of faith, cut it out.
I do not support abortion or liberal philosophy.
Our candidate cannot be Rudy, he may want to sell his liberal self as a Catholic who will fight the WOT. He left his faith a long time ago.
Problem with him is that his God is power and money. He cares not for supporting his church or its tenets.
I cannot and will not vote for him. We are not talking Hillary here. We all know what God she serves, but I cannot and will not vote for a person that disgraces his faith and serves himself before God and those who would trust his leadership.
Rudy is weak, very weak, on WOT. I don’t know where the myth that he is strong on WOT originated but it isn’t true.
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