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Bush Edges Clinton, Tops All Comers In New York, But Most Voters Say She Should Stay In The Senate
Quinnipiac ^ | 4/24/03

Posted on 04/24/2003 6:23:54 AM PDT by areafiftyone

If New York Sen. Hillary Clinton challenged President George W. Bush in 2004, the not-so-native daughter would be on the short side of a 47 -- 44 percent split among New York voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Sen. Clinton has a 52 -- 36 percent approval rating and New York voters say 59 -- 37 percent that she should not run for President next year.

President Bush has a 58 -- 37 percent approval in New York, up from 50 -- 44 percent in a February 12 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

"That a president fresh off a wartime win would poll higher than most wannabes isn't surprising. What will surprise many is that President Bush does so well against Sen. Clinton," said Maurice Carroll director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"In 2000, Bush was so far behind in New York, he didn't even bother to campaign here.

"Meanwhile, New Yorkers want Hillary to stay home. They'd rather have her call Chappaqua home than to try going back to Pennsylvania Avenue."

Bush is ahead of other leaders in the Democratic Presidential pack:

As a result of the war in Iraq, 31 percent of New York State voters say they are more likely to vote for Bush for reelection, with 28 percent saying they are less likely and 38 percent saying their position hasn't changed.

New York's senior Senator, Charles Schumer, has a 59 -- 22 percent approval rating, including 54 -- 31 percent among Republicans.

From April 15 - 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 885 New York State registered voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percent.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and nationwide as a public service and for research.

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as United States Senator?
Union
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
HsHolds
Approve
59
54
66
57
58
60
64
Disapprove
22
31
16
23
26
18
25
DK/NA
19
15
17
20
16
21
11
UpState.............
UpState
Urban
Othr
Total
NYC
Sub
Approve
51
58
56
63
59
Disapprove
27
20
21
22
23
DK/NA
22
23
22
15
17
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Hillary Rodham Clinton is handling her job as United States Senator?
Union
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
HsHolds
Approve
52
31
72
46
50
54
53
Disapprove
36
61
18
42
41
32
35
DK/NA
12
8
11
12
9
14
12
UpState.............
UpState
Urban
Othr
Total
NYC
Sub
Approve
42
49
48
59
48
Disapprove
47
40
42
28
40
DK/NA
11
10
10
13
11
4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W.Bush is handling his job as President?
Union
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
HsHolds
Approve
58
91
38
56
60
57
59
Disapprove
37
7
56
40
35
39
38
DK/NA
4
1
5
4
4
4
3
UpState.............
UpState
Urban
Othr
Total
NYC
Sub
Approve
68
65
66
46
66
Disapprove
27
32
31
50
29
DK/NA
5
3
3
5
5
9. Suppose the general election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Rodham Clinton the Democrat and George W. Bush the Republican for whom would you vote?
Union
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
HsHolds
Clinton
44
7
72
39
37
50
47
Bush
47
90
16
49
52
42
44
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
2
-
3
3
3
2
2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
2
-
2
3
2
1
2
DK/NA
5
3
6
6
6
5
6
UpState.............
UpState
Urban
Othr
Total
NYC
Sub
Clinton
26
34
33
61
35
Bush
63
55
57
29
58
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
4
2
2
2
1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
1
1
1
2
1
DK/NA
5
7
7
5
4
10. Suppose the general election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Lieberman the Democrat and George W.Bush the Republican for whom would you vote?
Union
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
HsHolds
Lieberman
38
6
66
34
34
41
45
Bush
50
88
23
47
54
46
43
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
2
-
2
5
4
1
2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
2
1
3
3
2
2
4
DK/NA
8
5
5
11
6
10
6
UpState.............
UpState
Urban
Othr
Total
NYC
Sub
Lieberman
21
28
26
54
33
Bush
68
56
59
35
57
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
3
3
3
2
1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
-
2
1
3
3
DK/NA
8
12
11
6
6
11. Suppose the general election for president were being held today, and the candidates were John Kerry the Democrat and George W. Bush the Republican for whom would you vote?
Union
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
HsHolds
Kerry
38
4
65
35
36
40
42
Bush
50
92
21
49
53
46
43
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
1
-
1
2
2
1
2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
DK/NA
10
3
12
12
8
13
12
UpState.............
UpState
Urban
Othr
Total
NYC
Sub
Kerry
22
28
27
55
30
Bush
65
59
60
32
60
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
2
1
2
1
1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
-
-
-
1
3
DK/NA
10
11
11
11
8
12. Suppose the general election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Dick Gephardt the Democrat and George W. Bush the Republican for whom would you vote?
Union
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
HsHolds
Gephardt
38
5
67
33
37
39
42
Bush
49
90
20
48
52
46
45
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
2
-
2
4
2
2
2
DK/NA
9
3
10
11
7
11
10
UpState.............
UpState
Urban
Othr
Total
NYC
Sub
Gephardt
23
27
26
53
34
Bush
64
58
60
32
57
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
3
3
3
2
1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
2
2
2
2
2
DK/NA
8
10
10
11
6
13. As a result of the war with Iraq, are you now more likely to support George W. Bush for a second term as President, less likely to support him for a second term, or hasn't the war changed your feeling on that?
Union
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
HsHolds
More likely
31
54
14
30
35
26
27
Less likely
28
7
40
32
25
30
33
Hasn't changed
38
37
39
37
34
40
40
DK/NA
4
2
7
1
5
3
1
UpState.............
UpState
Urban
Othr
Total
NYC
Sub
More likely
27
35
33
21
42
Less likely
20
25
24
38
18
Hasn't changed
49
35
38
37
38
DK/NA
4
5
5
4
2
14. Would you like to see Hillary Rodham Clinton run for President in 2004 or not?
Union
Tot
Rep
Dem
Ind
Men
Wom
HsHolds
Yes
37
11
55
32
29
43
38
No
59
85
40
62
65
54
59
DK/NA
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
UpState.............
UpState
Urban
Othr
Total
NYC
Sub
Yes
23
29
27
51
30
No
74
67
69
44
66
DK/NA
3
4
4
5
5


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: New York
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1 posted on 04/24/2003 6:23:55 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone
Good news considering the area! Look for a landslide in 2004!
2 posted on 04/24/2003 6:28:30 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: areafiftyone
Sen. Clinton has a 52 -- 36 percent approval rating

So much for those who claim that Hillary!'s antics since taking office have alienated New Yorkers.

No one apparently notices the reporting about her falsifying records of meetings with 9/11 survivors, etc.

You people who claim that Hillary! is toast in NY are just engaging in wishful thinking.

3 posted on 04/24/2003 6:30:52 AM PDT by Illbay
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To: areafiftyone
This won't stop her. Thank you, Lord, for providing evil with the arrogance to destroy themselves.
4 posted on 04/24/2003 6:31:16 AM PDT by mabelkitty
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Good news for 2004, but look out in 2008 she'll be in the game
5 posted on 04/24/2003 6:33:18 AM PDT by ReaganRevolution (President Bush Rocks!)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
I'll say. Bush is too well liked -- regardless of the economy -- to have much of a chance of losing against these uninspiiring potential opponents the dems have put up. We have to remember the charisma factor that got Clinton elected, and the fact the old Herbert walker wasn't exactly considered a man of the people
6 posted on 04/24/2003 6:35:01 AM PDT by Cosmo (Help pay for the war! Buy a palace time-share in Baghdad !)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
I think there will be a landslide too for Bush! Bush needs to keep getting out there to the people (something his father didn't do that much). People want to know that president is not afraid to get out there and talk to them. Bush is a people person! He connects more than any other president! I can't wait! BUSH/CHENEY 2004!!!
7 posted on 04/24/2003 6:35:47 AM PDT by areafiftyone (The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
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To: areafiftyone
I think the reason New Yorkers stick with the clintons, and always will, is the "issue" of "sexual freedom." The clintons, better than anyone else (even in a sense EMK) epitomize the libertine, loose sexual mores practices in the nation, including especially NY.
8 posted on 04/24/2003 6:36:27 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: Theodore R.
You think Hillary has had sex since she conceived Chelsea? YOU'RE HIGH! Oh wait, you meant their advocation of it. Okay, never mind then. I agree.
9 posted on 04/24/2003 6:39:12 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: areafiftyone
Much like those California poll numbers that came out recently that show Bush leading, this spells disaster for the Democrats. They now have to devote precious resources defending territory that in the past they never needed to, thus putting the GOP over the top in the other areas that they (the Dems) hoped to be competitive in throughout the country.
10 posted on 04/24/2003 6:39:43 AM PDT by The G Man (Hey CNN ... "NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS!!!")
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To: areafiftyone
""Meanwhile, New Yorkers want Hillary to stay home. They'd rather have her call Chappaqua home than to try going back to Pennsylvania Avenue."

I find this rather remarkable . . you would think that after 9/11 grandstanding, the Whitewater Scandals, FileGate, TravelGate, and all the terrible examples of carpetbagging New Yorkers would have achieved a better sense of truth and reality.

Oh well.

Bill Clinton's Lies and Promises - Did He Cause 9/11/01?

Clinton's BIG DOMINO - The Rogues Gallery

Alamo Girl's Downside Legacy of The Clinton's

Beating, Threats, Killings, etc. of the Clinton Era

11 posted on 04/24/2003 6:40:59 AM PDT by Happy2BMe (LIBERTY has arrived in Iraq - Now we can concentrate on HOLLYWEED!)
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To: Theodore R.
YUP WE ARE ALL PERVERTS!!! ;-)
12 posted on 04/24/2003 6:42:06 AM PDT by areafiftyone (The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
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To: areafiftyone
Not all, no, but the majority in such states as NY, MA, etc. do see the clintons as successful examples of the "sexual freedom" they crave. Isn't that an accurate statement?
13 posted on 04/24/2003 6:45:00 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Okay! Should everything go well, and should Democrats nominate Howard Dean, it will be 50 states for the President!
14 posted on 04/24/2003 6:46:19 AM PDT by republicanwizard
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Who knows what Hillary does or does not do? The fact is that she is the epitome, along with her "husband," of "sexual freedom." It's really the mainstreaming of Hefner's "Playboy" philosophy. This could also be a reason that feminists and most liberals strong support "abortion rights" too.
15 posted on 04/24/2003 6:46:42 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: ReaganRevolution
In 2008 I can see her winning New York, California, most of the Northeast, but that's about it. I think the realists in the DNC know that she'll lose since she's a polarizing figure, but everyone is too afraid to speak out for fear of retribution. Actually, it's pretty funny.
16 posted on 04/24/2003 6:49:32 AM PDT by aegiscg47
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To: Illbay
The kwin-uhhhh-pee-ack! poll almost always tilts left. This is actually better news than it looks. Proof in the pudding is the idea that Sen. Chucky Cheese is popular with Republicans. If you'd vote for Chucky, you have no business calling yourself Republican.

I'd skew the results about five points to the right to get the actual sentiments of New Yorkers.

17 posted on 04/24/2003 6:50:13 AM PDT by Tall_Texan (Destroy the Elitist Democrat Guard and the Fedayeen Clinton using the smart bombs of truth!)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
If your last time was with web hubble that would turn one off
18 posted on 04/24/2003 6:53:48 AM PDT by al baby
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Not if he signs the extension to the AWB!

/sarcasm

19 posted on 04/24/2003 6:54:02 AM PDT by Trust but Verify
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To: Theodore R.
Actually most major cities are like that. Most cities enjoy more freedoms (not just sexual) without having neighbors looking over their shoulder and commenting about their ways than they do in most rural areas. There is a free feeling even when you are walking around the cities (especially New York). You don't have to conform or act a certain way - you can dress the way you want without people even taking a second glance at you. Most people in cities tend to respect other people's habits. Most people go to the cities to live for those freedoms. But that doesn't mean that city people aren't religious either. I go to St. Patrick's Cathedral and it is soo packed that it is usually standing room only. But Your statement is correct in that city people don't want politicians trampling over their freedoms which is why they probably think Democreeps are best (I personally think they are ill-informed!)
20 posted on 04/24/2003 6:54:46 AM PDT by areafiftyone (The U.N. needs a good Flush!)
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