McCain Keeps Advantage Over Hillary for 2008

Angus Reid Global Scan/Zogby ^ | January 1, 2006

[presidio9]

Arizona senator John McCain could win the 2008 presidential election in the United States, according to a poll by Zogby International. 52 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican in a head-to-head contest against Democratic New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

In 2000, McCain won seven GOP presidential primaries in the U.S., but retired from the race after eventual nominee George W. Bush became the frontrunner.

Rodham Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, defeating Republican Rick Lazio by 12 per cent. She ruled out a presidential bid in 2004. 37 per cent of respondents would vote for the Democrat, while 11 per cent would back other candidates or remain undecided.

Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.

Polling Data

Who would you vote for in a presidential election pitting Republican John McCain versus Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton?

John McCain (R) 52%

Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) 37%

Not sure / Other 11%

[presidio9]

Exactly what I'm talking about. There are some liberals who hate Mrs. Clinton, but that doesn't mean they won't vote for her.

[Republican Wildcat]

Zogby...

[rock58seg]

I WILL NOT VOTE FOR MCCAIN!!!

[ncountylee]

I wouldn't trust McCain even if he allowed Free Republic to write the platform.

[REDWOOD99]

It'll never come down to the 2 of them. If it did, I'd vote for the lesser of the 2 evils. I'll figure out which one that is when the time comes.

[Pimpmygop]

I think Giuliani would destroy Hillary in a national election, and he isnt that conservative. I also think Giuliani would turn NY red for that election cycle, that state loves him. If NY turned red, there is no WAY in hell a democrat can win, they would have to pickup 2 major red states to pull ahead, not going to happen.

[concretebob]

The problem with the moonbats is that they are like lemmings.
They will follow the crowd.
They will vote AGAINST a Republican, no matter who the dimocRAT candidate happens to be.
It will be very difficult to field a Republican candidate who is acceptable to all Conservatives.

[Pimpmygop]

If it came down to McCain or Hillary im still going to vote. McCain is a better choice, but not by a whole lot. If he was on the ticket and there was no choice, id rather see him as a Vice.

[rock58seg]

Where is Ross Perot, now that he has a chance of being nominated????n LOL Sarc/ AT least he's better than McCain, although that's not saying much.

[Just A Nobody]

I would vote for Jeff Sessions without Allen on the ticket. Coburn or Inhofe would be okay, however.

...the 27th Amendment to the Constitution will NEVER be repealed

No problem, as there is NOT a 27th amendment to the Constitution.

BTW, you are not playing this game very well. ;*) LOL

[presidio9]

Guiliani chance was in the 2000 Senate race. He would not beat Mrs. Clinton in NY now.

[zarf]

Time to start spreading the "McCain is gay" rumours.

[Pimpmygop]

"It will be very difficult to field a Republican candidate who is acceptable to all Conservatives."

It would never happen. I would say impossible. Conservative is such a broad brush. You have the right to life conservatives but dont care about government spending. You have those conservative on spending, but are pro choice, etc etc etc. You can never please them all.

[concretebob]

So who's counting..the 25th..37th..1067th..FDR's Amendment..what's the number? 25? 26?

[concretebob]

You interrupted my History Channel..now they're showing the history of beer making.
How will I ever learn anything if I keep getting interrupoppetedededededfe

[Pimpmygop]

Oh I think he would. There are a ton of other factors to consider. Hillary has a pres canditate is a totaly different situation. You have all that lovely dirt that will get dug up. For a the 1st female cand for president every ounce of dirt for her will do twice the damage. I hope she wins the democrat ticket, it will be a field day with the headlines. Guiliani has 1 serious piece of dirt, the whole leaving his wife for another women.

[Just A Nobody]

22nd!

[Just A Nobody]

LOL!

[T.L.Sink]

Newsmax also cited polls that Giuliani would handily defeat her.

[Old Sarge]

From www.constitution.net:

Amendment XXII - Presidential term limits. Ratified 2/27/1951. History

1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.