Long Shot GOP Candidate Brownback Just Five Points Behind Clinton

Rasmussen Reports ^ | Mar 9, 2007 | Scott Rasmussen

[John Cena]

The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey gauging general-election support for Republican Senator Sam Brownback shows him trailing Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton among likely voters by the narrow margin of just five percentage points. It’s Clinton 46% Brownback 41%.

However, Democratic Senator Barack Obama leads Senator Brownback by the much wider margin of 49% to 34%.

Advertisment Clinton and Obama lead the polls for Democrats seeking their party’s 2008 Presidential nomination. While Clinton has been ahead in every Rasmussen Reports poll for the Democratic nomination, Obama and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards generally do better in general election match-ups (see summary of all match-ups).

Brownback, who announced his presidential candidacy on January 20 as a staunch religious conservative, is in the second tier of GOP Presidential hopefuls.

Both Clinton and Obama have high name recognition, but Clinton is saddled with higher unfavorables. Forty-eight percent (48%) view her unfavorably, 34% "very unfavorably." Throughout 2005 and 2006, our Hillary Meter indicated that a plurality of likely voters would not vote for the former First Lady no matter who she might run against.

Obama is viewed unfavorably by 37%. Only 14% dislike him strongly.

Brownback is an unknown to 43%, and viewed favorably by only 19%. Just a couple weeks after his announcement, the percentage who view him favorably isn't any larger even among Republicans.

That may change as Senator Brownback becomes better known. But the enthusiasm especially for Giuliani among Republicans persists despite the mayor's willingness to openly acknowledge disagreements with social conservatives on abortion and other hot-button issues.

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[CharlesWayneCT]

Shhhh. That's the sound of the "We need Rudy because he's the only one who can beat Hillary" balloon leaking badly.


I wonder if I could poll 40% against Hillary?

[El Laton Caliente]

Why do you think the media is trying to cram McInsane and Jullie-Annie down the Republicans' throat? Those are the two candidates that could split the conservative voters from the party and give the hildabeast a chance...

Never forget that GWB got a higher percentage of votes from Berkly, CA than the Washington press corp...

[BobS]

Brownback is a bigger stupid ass than Hagel. We are willing guests of the Iraqi government. We don't tell other countries and civilisations what to do. All the U.S. wants is normal country-to-country relations. That's all.

[El Laton Caliente]

I think Satan could poll at 40% against the hildebeast...

[bray]

Satan and Mrs clinton would split the vote!

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Psycheout]

Go Sam!

[Salem]

Bumping this for the list's perusal. Wonderful speech on the Christians United For Israel server. That's all I know about him at this time. I would be interested in people filling me in further.

http://www.cufi.org/media/DC2006/2%20-%20Senator%20Sam%20Brownback.mp3

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[California Patriot]

I think you're right. It makes no sense.

[Psycheout]

Maybe, but everyone's heard of Shrillary. That's why Sam is nearly within the margin of error for this poll.

Now if he were to get half (or even a quarter) of the media coverage she gets in the media, he'd do much better.

Right now the MSM is trying to sell Guiliani, Romney and McPain. Why? Because they're not conservatives. IMO of course.

[Ciexyz]

??? Who the "h" is Brownback? Never heard of him.

[juliej]

They are retarded - and they probably will nominate her.

[juliej]

Is that because you don't keep up? Are you serious? He is a former doctor and now a senator.

[juliej]

Except that I have more hope for Romney than the other two. He is saying the right things. Remember that Reagan was not always Reagan.

[juliej]

I am very disappointed that Brownback did not back the troop surge - which is why I will not support him or Chuck Hagel/Schmegel.

[Psycheout]

I'm concerned about Romney “because there’s a lot of people who are running to him because he suddenly and conveniently switched from being an ardent, hardcore pro-abort.”

He's not only pro-abortion but, from what I've read, he would go as far as wanting to use tax dollars to pay for abortions. He even “mandated marriage licenses to homosexual couples even after his supposed pro-marriage conversion.”

Is Romney's conversion for real, or is he simply saying anything to get elected?

See: Folger urges conservatives not to settle for GOP frontrunners.

It makes a good case for not settling for The Three RINOs.

[juliej]

However, remember that Ronald Reagan and W.'s father were not always pro life. Whether they switched as a matter of convenience is not of much concern to me - what is, IS WHAT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY DO. I used to be pro choice and switched sides after I read about partial birth abortion. That was the breaking point for me and I became completely pro life. More people go from pro choice to pro life than the other way around.

[KoRn]

"Nobody ever heard of Brownback."

I agree. This poll has to be some kind of anomaly.

[RobbyS]

It would further the factionalism that is roiling Iraq. Interestingly, Iraq histotically has never been divided according to sects. The Turks did divide it three ways, but with borders that went horizonally based on the North, the central and the South, and were generally based on the major cities in those regions: Mosul, Baghdad and Basra.

[Psycheout]

If you pay attention to politics, you've likely heard of Senator Brownback. You've heard of Bob Dole, right? Of course! Sam Brownback won Dole's Senate seat in 1996 after Dole resigned his seat to run for President.

Are there really people who have never heard of him?

If nothing else this demonstrates that the Hillary thing can be beaten by a conservative candidate. Everybody's heard of Clintoon, but Brownback (who "nobody ever heard of") still did very well. IMO, of course!