Posted on 12/15/2001 7:19:59 PM PST by areafiftyone
A former top pollster for ex-President Clinton has produced a survey showing former Vice President Al Gore's unfavorability numbers rising precipitously, a development which could convince Democrats to drop the former VP from their 2004 presidential short list in favor of another popular Democrat.
Independent polls show the next most popular presidential candidate with Democrats is Clinton's wife, New York Senator Hillary Clinton.
Pollster Mark Penn's latest survey reveals the former veep's "lowest" ratings yet, reports this week's U.S. News & World Report's "Washington Whispers."
"In the latest Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates poll done for the moderate Democratic Leadership Council, Gore gets a 49 percent favorability rating, offset by a 46 percent unfavorability rating."
Penn says that former Gore running mate Sen. Joe Lieberman, House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle all have better favorability numbers.
Unmentioned but certainly well known by the former Clinton pollster, Mrs. Clinton beats them all among Democrats hoping to recapture the White House in three years.
In August, 34 percent of Democrats told Gallup/CNN/USA Today they'd nominate Gore again with Hillary a relatively close second at 21 percent. The only other Democrat to break into double digits was has-been New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, with 12 percent.
Former V.P. nominee Joe Lieberman was backed by just 9 percent.
A survey of Iowa Democrats in April also showed only Gore beating Mrs. Clinton.
Good point. And something the media never noted when they shouted Clinton's approval rating from the rooftops is that there was always a huge core of voters who didn't just dislike Clinton; they despised him. And these same voters hate Hillary just as much, if not more. To be sure, there's a core of Bush-haters, too, but nowhere near as many as the famed Clinton-haters.
LOL. You make a good point!
I wonder why her liberal friends in the media ALWAYS want to help Hillary? What's in it for them, and why is she so special to them that she is deserving of all THAT HELP?
There are many liberals in this country, what makes that dull witted, manipulative witch so special in their minds?
The woman sounds as if she could be the sister of the psycho nurse in the famous movie, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUKOOS NEST, so I am really perplexed over exactly what her appeal is too all those militiant liberals who like to pride themselves over their own "lovbability" when clearly, HIllary is the classical mother figure that Frued used to refer to as the "refrigerator mother" type who was infamous for producing schizophrenic male children.
You are assuming that if you vote REPUBLICAN or anything else,
THAT YOUR VOTE WOULD COUNT !
They found a way to ignore most military votes the last election. Given the time and circumstances until the next election, don't count on any of the following:
The election not being totally rigged.
Being alive to even vote.
Being allowed to vote.
Not Being in a detention center.
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