New poll shows Clinton trails top 2008 Republicans

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 11/26/07 | John Whitesides

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton trails five top Republican presidential contenders in general election match-ups, a drop in support from this summer, according to a poll released on Monday.

Clinton's top Democratic rivals, Barack Obama and John Edwards, still lead Republicans in hypothetical match-ups ahead of the November 4, 2008, presidential election, the survey by Zogby Interactive showed.

Clinton, a New York senator who has been at the top of the Democratic pack in national polls in the 2008 race, trails Republican candidates Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, John McCain and Mike Huckabee by three to five percentage points in the direct matches.

In July, Clinton narrowly led McCain, an Arizona senator, and held a five-point lead over former New York Mayor Giuliani, a six-point lead over former Tennessee Sen. Thompson and a 10-point lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Romney.

She was not matched against the fast-rising Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, in the July poll.

The results come as other national polls show the race for the Democratic nomination tightening five weeks before the first contest in Iowa, which kicks off the state-by-state nomination battles in each party.

Some Democrats have expressed concerns about the former first lady's electability in a race against Republicans. The survey showed Clinton not performing as well as Obama and Edwards among independents and younger voters, pollster John Zogby said.

"The questions about her electability have always been there, but as we get close this suggests that is a problem," Zogby said.

Obama, an Illinois senator, and Edwards, a former North Carolina senator, both hold narrow leads over the Republican contenders in the hypothetical 2008 match-ups.

"It all points to a very competitive general election at a time when many people think the Democrats are going to win the White House," Zogby said.

The poll of 9,355 people had a margin of error of plus or minus one percentage point. The interactive poll surveys individuals who have registered to take part in online polls.

(To read more about the U.S. political campaign, visit Reuters "Tales from the Trail: 2008" online at http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/)

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>Polls ALWAYS tighten as the election draws near, even Bob Dole made a run at Bill Clinton in 1996.

Keep on eye on female single parent registrations, the Dhimmis are counting on them to expand their voter pool.<<

And don’t forget Hillary’s plans to “expand the voter pool” with illegals.

[roses of sharon]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/102862/Democratic-Candidates-Look-Good-Latest-2008-Trial-Heats.aspx

New Gallup poll.

[AndyTheBear]

Clinton's top Democratic rivals, Barack Obama and John Edwards, still lead Republicans in hypothetical match-ups ahead of the November 4, 2008, presidential election, the survey by Zogby Interactive showed.

Clinton's rivals are still largely unknowns with a D next to their names at this point. If and when they get the nomination and the general election gets close, I suspect they will be dropping. Both come off as too fluffy and/or lightweight for the office.

[dervish]

A Zogby Poll? I’d rather look at tea leaves.

[davidosborne]

PURE MAIN STREAM MEDIA BS FOLKS...... The most important thing about this SPIN.. is who is NOT MENTIONED... That is of course Duncan Hunter... the whole purpose behind this SPIN is get REPUBLICANS thinking that one of those candidates have a CHANCE to beat the HILDABEAST !! .. .That is simply NOT the case folks..... the ONLY candidate in the race that can beat the HildaBeast is Duncan Hunter.. period.. the question is are we going to listen to the MSM media and vote for the one of the so-called “top tier” or are we going to vote the ONLY candidate that can win the General Election -— VOTE FOR DUCNAN HUNTER IN THE PRIMARY !! FORGET ABOUT THE “TOP-TIER” FOLKS.. that is EXACTLY what the MSM wants you to do...

TOWARD VICTORY

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[AdvisorB]

Hello Huma Abadin,
Goodbye heart.

[The Ghost of Rudy McRomney]

Harriet was HOT!

[Zhang Fei]

I hope she wins the nomination anyway. The other two Democratic frontrunners are even worse than she is on every conceivable issue out there. Obama’s practically a communist - plus his wife hates whites. Edwards is the dream candidate for the trial lawyers association.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

Huma looks pretty good to me.

[southernindymom]

So do I take it that she was the only “show up” for this thing?

[Theodore R.]

This poll would not seem to matter as the Clintoids “own” their “Democratic” Party

[stand watie]

i fear you are CORRECT!!!

free dixie,sw

[CottonBall]

not to mention the criminals and the dead and the never-existed voters who will be counted...maybe it’s better if she just flops now.

Don't forget the illegals too. But those groups will vote for the Democrat candidate, no matter who they are.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

>>> not to mention the criminals and the dead
>>> and the never-existed voters who will be counted

>> Don’t forget the illegals too.

They’re in the first category! “Criminals.” :)

[Toddsterpatriot]

Hillary, how big is your planned tax hike?

This big.

[RAYP]

Let’s look at the facts before getting excited here. The Zogby poll was taken of people who had registered online to take political opinion polls. From all the blogs I’ve been on, most of these people seem to be Ron Paul supporters. It’s no wonder the outcome of Zogby’s poll is what it is if the people who were polled were made up of people who self selected to take part in the poll and not people who Zogby selected to take part in the poll. These numbers are skewed away from the average person voting in the general election and should be taken that way. Let’s not get too excited. And this margin of error of 1% concerns me, too.How can you have a 99% confidence of accuracy when you have polled people who have self selected to take part in a poll. We need to watch the polls over the next few weeks. They are going to be more reflective of the general public’s views than this poll. people

[astounded]

Correct. We cannot let down our guard until a stake has been driven through the heart of both Mr and Mrs. Count Dracula. Then, perhaps, the USA will finally be free of the Clintons. I’m counting the days but remain vigilant.

[CottonBall]

LOL! Of course! Sorry ‘about that oversight.

[Mr Apple]

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton trails five top Republican presidential contenders in general election match-ups..."

Human-toilet Hillary Clinton now realizes that a majority of American voters are not only finding out more about the Clinton National Security Scandal and Coverup - but also Hillary accepting money from Norman Hsu last month - in addition to finding out about the Peter Paul/Hillary gala!