Run Fred Run
Posted on 05/30/2007 7:01:59 AM PDT by John Cena
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) 48% to 43%. Senator Clinton also leads Republican Senator Sam Brownback 49% to 41%.
Clinton moderately leads among unaffiliated voters in both match-ups.
Among women, Clinton enjoys a substantial double-digit lead over both GOP contenders. Among male voters, she is and Brownback are tied. Huckabee leads Clinton among men 48% to 43%.
In earlier polling, Clinton led Brownback by five percentage points. This is the first time Rasmussen Reports has polled a Clinton-Huckabee match-up.
Clinton has consistently led all challengers in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Seventeen percent (17%) of voters believe she is Very Likely to be the next President.
However, in general election match-ups, she typically is outperformed by Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards (D). That’s largely because voters have such strong opinions—one way or the other—about the former First Lady. Forty-seven percent (47%) of American voters say they will definitely vote against Clinton if she’s on the ballot in 2008.
Hillary Clinton is now viewed favorably by 49% of likely voters, unfavorably by 51%. That includes 22% with a Very Favorable opinion and 35% with a Very Unfavorable opinion. While she is a polarizing figure nationwide, Clinton remains popular with Democrats--82% of Democrats have a favorable view of the New York Senator including 43% with a Very Favorable view.
Senator Brownback is an unfamiliar quantity to 39% of voters, and many fewer view him favorably (18%) than unfavorably (43%). Those figures are little changed in recent months.
Governor Huckabee is viewed favorably by 25%, unfavorably by 36%. Like Brownback, 39% don’t know enough to have an opinion one way or the other.
Neither Brownback nor Huckabee has yet broken through the clutter of GOP Presidential hopefuls. The race for the Republican Presidential nomination has so far been dominated by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Arizona Senator John McCain, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Two men not even in the race—former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich—also outpoll the rest of the GOP field.
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Beat by single digits is all she has to do. I am afraid our Republican contenders lack the toughness required to defeat her.
I was thinking the same thing. It’s encouraging that someone as high-profile as she can’t pull off a greater lead over two guys who have almost no shot.
Looks like the Rodham dynasty isn’t as solid as once thought.
The man who would vote for Hillary Clinton is probably paying a dominatrix to beat him on weekends.
Who in the world could respect any man who would stoop so low?
“Thunder Thighs” ahead by a nose.
Neither of these two are contenders. Clinton should be worried if she is barely beating the scrubs in a highly favorable climate at the moment for the left. Thompson would beat her by Reagan like numbers.
Run Fred Run
I thought only Giuliani stood a chance against Hillary?
Fred is running.
Hey my dominatrix is a republican...oh crap did I say that out loud?
“Forty-seven percent (47%) of American voters say they will definitely vote against Clinton if she’s on the ballot in 2008.”
So she can beat two candidates among the least likely to get the nomination, huh? Whoopie.
I like both Brownback and Huckabee on everything except their dogmatic pro-slavery views on importing a permanent underclass. It is like saying lemon pie is my favorite (which it is) and I'd look forward to eating it were it not for the giant turd in the middle of the pie.
YUCK!!! That’s sick, dude. Now I’m never going to eat lemon pie again. Thanks a lot.
Why doesn’t Rasmussen just run a poll pitting Hillary against Pepe LePue?
You know it and I know it, but it's not official until July 4th.
No way she overcomes that. ...and she hasn't even been heard screeching in the debates yet by the public. I can't believe people sweat her. She is the best thing to ever happen to the GOP. Just when we were about to go the way of the Whigs, Hillary rides in on her broom to save us.
She may have chance if Bloomberg runs as an independent.
Yes, but this is against the guys who carry the jock straps of our bench warmers.
Because Pepe would win.
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