Posted on 08/24/2005 2:30:33 PM PDT by RWR8189
August 24, 2005--Most Americans (56%) say it is somewhat or very likely that Senator Hillary Clinton will be the 2008 Presidential Nominee for the Democrats. While that's still enough to grant her front-runner status, that's down eight points from 64% two weeks ago.
Just 24% now say the former First Lady is "very likely" to win the nomination. That's down from 33% two weeks ago and is the lowest level recorded all year by Rasmussen Reports. (review trends).
Forty-seven percent (47%) say that New York's junior Senator is politically liberal. That's up from 42% in the previous survey. However, this is the eleventh straight survey that the number viewing Senator Clinton as liberal has been within two points of the 45% mark.
This week, as a larger portion of survey respondents see Hillary as politically liberal, the Senator's electoral prospects appear a bit bleaker. The latest edition of the Hillary Meter finds that 28% of Americans say they will definitely vote for Mrs. Clinton if she runs in 2008. Thirty-nine (39%) will definitely vote against her. Two weeks ago, those numbers were 32% for and 36% against.
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Collectively, today’s Hillary Meter places Senator Clinton a net 56 points to the left of the nation's political center. Two weeks ago, she was 51 points to the left of center.
The political center is calculated by subtracting the number of liberals from the number of conservatives among the general public (35% conservative, 18% liberal for a net +17). For the Senator, 8% conservative minus 47% liberal equals a net minus 39. The minus 39 reading for Senator Clinton is 56 points away from the plus 17 reading for the general public.
Hillary's reputation as a polarizing figure remains intact. Nationally, 40% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Hillary while 44% hold an unfavorable view. Two weeks ago, those numbers were 40% favorable and 41% unfavorable.
The Hillary Meter is a twice monthly measure of Senator Hillary Clinton's effort to move to the political center. The next update is scheduled for Wednesday, September 7. For as long as the former First Lady is a viable candidate for the White House, Rasmussen Reports will monitor public perceptions of her political ideology.
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I'm still hoping she develops an allergy
to botox....
Hillary "Dorian Gray" Rodham can't
hold off her true inner-ugliness forever!
Hillary was foolish. She should have run as VP with Kerry. They knew Kerry's poll numbers. Average hers in as VP and they might have captured the Whitehouse and the majority.
Same thing.
I like it when Hillary is foolish!!
Keep it up Big Momma!!
She will run out of gas early on and get frustrated. She won't be the dem nominee in 2009 (or ever).
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