[BGHater]

Positive Ratings Comparison
Based on national adults
Nov. 2-4, 2007

	Have favorable opinion of the candidate	Agree candidate has presidential leadership qualities	Agree with candidate on issues of most importance
	%	%	%
Hillary Clinton	52	60	51
Rudy Giuliani	55	59	50
Barack Obama	53	56	48
John Edwards	50	51	45
Mitt Romney	28	32	26
Fred Thompson	29	27	27

[LdSentinal]

Wrong poll.

[ChiMark]

I have no confidence that this suvey is an
accurate view of the candidates.

There is no way Hillary can have such high numbers except
that it’s not crunch time.

[Verginius Rufus]

Either Gallup is undersampling Republicans, or the poll numbers reflect familiarity with the candidates more than anything else.

Asking people, including those who aren't paying much attention, whether a candidate has the right kind of leadership qualities to be President is like asking the passengers on an airplane to assess the pilot's ability to fly the plane--while the plane is still waiting to take off.