Bush Edges Clinton, Tops All Comers In New York, But Most Voters Say She Should Stay In The Senate

Quinnipiac ^ | 4/24/03

[areafiftyone]

If New York Sen. Hillary Clinton challenged President George W. Bush in 2004, the not-so-native daughter would be on the short side of a 47 -- 44 percent split among New York voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Sen. Clinton has a 52 -- 36 percent approval rating and New York voters say 59 -- 37 percent that she should not run for President next year.

President Bush has a 58 -- 37 percent approval in New York, up from 50 -- 44 percent in a February 12 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

"That a president fresh off a wartime win would poll higher than most wannabes isn't surprising. What will surprise many is that President Bush does so well against Sen. Clinton," said Maurice Carroll director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"In 2000, Bush was so far behind in New York, he didn't even bother to campaign here.

"Meanwhile, New Yorkers want Hillary to stay home. They'd rather have her call Chappaqua home than to try going back to Pennsylvania Avenue."

Bush is ahead of other leaders in the Democratic Presidential pack:

• 50 -- 38 percent over Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman;
• 50 -- 38 percent over Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry;
• 49 -- 38 percent over Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt.

As a result of the war in Iraq, 31 percent of New York State voters say they are more likely to vote for Bush for reelection, with 28 percent saying they are less likely and 38 percent saying their position hasn't changed.

New York's senior Senator, Charles Schumer, has a 59 -- 22 percent approval rating, including 54 -- 31 percent among Republicans.

From April 15 - 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 885 New York State registered voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percent.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and nationwide as a public service and for research.

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charles Schumer is handling his job as United States Senator?
							Union
	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom	HsHolds
Approve	59	54	66	57	58	60	64
Disapprove	22	31	16	23	26	18	25
DK/NA	19	15	17	20	16	21	11
	UpState.............		UpState
	Urban	Othr	Total	NYC	Sub
Approve	51	58	56	63	59
Disapprove	27	20	21	22	23
DK/NA	22	23	22	15	17
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Hillary Rodham Clinton is handling her job as United States Senator?
							Union
	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom	HsHolds
Approve	52	31	72	46	50	54	53
Disapprove	36	61	18	42	41	32	35
DK/NA	12	8	11	12	9	14	12
	UpState.............		UpState
	Urban	Othr	Total	NYC	Sub
Approve	42	49	48	59	48
Disapprove	47	40	42	28	40
DK/NA	11	10	10	13	11
4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W.Bush is handling his job as President?
							Union
	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom	HsHolds
Approve	58	91	38	56	60	57	59
Disapprove	37	7	56	40	35	39	38
DK/NA	4	1	5	4	4	4	3
	UpState.............		UpState
	Urban	Othr	Total	NYC	Sub
Approve	68	65	66	46	66
Disapprove	27	32	31	50	29
DK/NA	5	3	3	5	5
9. Suppose the general election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Rodham Clinton the Democrat and George W. Bush the Republican for whom would you vote?
							Union
	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom	HsHolds
Clinton	44	7	72	39	37	50	47
Bush	47	90	16	49	52	42	44
SMONE ELSE(VOL)	2	-	3	3	3	2	2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)	2	-	2	3	2	1	2
DK/NA	5	3	6	6	6	5	6
	UpState.............		UpState
	Urban	Othr	Total	NYC	Sub
Clinton	26	34	33	61	35
Bush	63	55	57	29	58
SMONE ELSE(VOL)	4	2	2	2	1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)	1	1	1	2	1
DK/NA	5	7	7	5	4
10. Suppose the general election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Lieberman the Democrat and George W.Bush the Republican for whom would you vote?
							Union
	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom	HsHolds
Lieberman	38	6	66	34	34	41	45
Bush	50	88	23	47	54	46	43
SMONE ELSE(VOL)	2	-	2	5	4	1	2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)	2	1	3	3	2	2	4
DK/NA	8	5	5	11	6	10	6
	UpState.............		UpState
	Urban	Othr	Total	NYC	Sub
Lieberman	21	28	26	54	33
Bush	68	56	59	35	57
SMONE ELSE(VOL)	3	3	3	2	1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)	-	2	1	3	3
DK/NA	8	12	11	6	6
11. Suppose the general election for president were being held today, and the candidates were John Kerry the Democrat and George W. Bush the Republican for whom would you vote?
							Union
	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom	HsHolds
Kerry	38	4	65	35	36	40	42
Bush	50	92	21	49	53	46	43
SMONE ELSE(VOL)	1	-	1	2	2	1	2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
DK/NA	10	3	12	12	8	13	12
	UpState.............		UpState
	Urban	Othr	Total	NYC	Sub
Kerry	22	28	27	55	30
Bush	65	59	60	32	60
SMONE ELSE(VOL)	2	1	2	1	1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)	-	-	-	1	3
DK/NA	10	11	11	11	8
12. Suppose the general election for president were being held today, and the candidates were Dick Gephardt the Democrat and George W. Bush the Republican for whom would you vote?
							Union
	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom	HsHolds
Gephardt	38	5	67	33	37	39	42
Bush	49	90	20	48	52	46	45
SMONE ELSE(VOL)	2	1	1	3	2	2	2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)	2	-	2	4	2	2	2
DK/NA	9	3	10	11	7	11	10
	UpState.............		UpState
	Urban	Othr	Total	NYC	Sub
Gephardt	23	27	26	53	34
Bush	64	58	60	32	57
SMONE ELSE(VOL)	3	3	3	2	1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)	2	2	2	2	2
DK/NA	8	10	10	11	6
13. As a result of the war with Iraq, are you now more likely to support George W. Bush for a second term as President, less likely to support him for a second term, or hasn't the war changed your feeling on that?
							Union
	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom	HsHolds
More likely	31	54	14	30	35	26	27
Less likely	28	7	40	32	25	30	33
Hasn't changed	38	37	39	37	34	40	40
DK/NA	4	2	7	1	5	3	1
	UpState.............		UpState
	Urban	Othr	Total	NYC	Sub
More likely	27	35	33	21	42
Less likely	20	25	24	38	18
Hasn't changed	49	35	38	37	38
DK/NA	4	5	5	4	2
14. Would you like to see Hillary Rodham Clinton run for President in 2004 or not?
							Union
	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom	HsHolds
Yes	37	11	55	32	29	43	38
No	59	85	40	62	65	54	59
DK/NA	4	4	5	5	5	3	3
	UpState.............		UpState
	Urban	Othr	Total	NYC	Sub
Yes	23	29	27	51	30
No	74	67	69	44	66
DK/NA	3	4	4	5	5

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Good news considering the area! Look for a landslide in 2004!

[Illbay]

Sen. Clinton has a 52 -- 36 percent approval rating

So much for those who claim that Hillary!'s antics since taking office have alienated New Yorkers.

No one apparently notices the reporting about her falsifying records of meetings with 9/11 survivors, etc.

You people who claim that Hillary! is toast in NY are just engaging in wishful thinking.

[mabelkitty]

This won't stop her. Thank you, Lord, for providing evil with the arrogance to destroy themselves.

[ReaganRevolution]

Good news for 2004, but look out in 2008 she'll be in the game

[Cosmo]

I'll say. Bush is too well liked -- regardless of the economy -- to have much of a chance of losing against these uninspiiring potential opponents the dems have put up. We have to remember the charisma factor that got Clinton elected, and the fact the old Herbert walker wasn't exactly considered a man of the people

[areafiftyone]

I think there will be a landslide too for Bush! Bush needs to keep getting out there to the people (something his father didn't do that much). People want to know that president is not afraid to get out there and talk to them. Bush is a people person! He connects more than any other president! I can't wait! BUSH/CHENEY 2004!!!

[Theodore R.]

I think the reason New Yorkers stick with the clintons, and always will, is the "issue" of "sexual freedom." The clintons, better than anyone else (even in a sense EMK) epitomize the libertine, loose sexual mores practices in the nation, including especially NY.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

You think Hillary has had sex since she conceived Chelsea? YOU'RE HIGH! Oh wait, you meant their advocation of it. Okay, never mind then. I agree.

[The G Man]

Much like those California poll numbers that came out recently that show Bush leading, this spells disaster for the Democrats. They now have to devote precious resources defending territory that in the past they never needed to, thus putting the GOP over the top in the other areas that they (the Dems) hoped to be competitive in throughout the country.

[Happy2BMe]

""Meanwhile, New Yorkers want Hillary to stay home. They'd rather have her call Chappaqua home than to try going back to Pennsylvania Avenue."

I find this rather remarkable . . you would think that after 9/11 grandstanding, the Whitewater Scandals, FileGate, TravelGate, and all the terrible examples of carpetbagging New Yorkers would have achieved a better sense of truth and reality.

Oh well.

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Clinton's BIG DOMINO - The Rogues Gallery

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Beating, Threats, Killings, etc. of the Clinton Era

[areafiftyone]

YUP WE ARE ALL PERVERTS!!! ;-)

[Theodore R.]

Not all, no, but the majority in such states as NY, MA, etc. do see the clintons as successful examples of the "sexual freedom" they crave. Isn't that an accurate statement?

[republicanwizard]

Okay! Should everything go well, and should Democrats nominate Howard Dean, it will be 50 states for the President!

[Theodore R.]

Who knows what Hillary does or does not do? The fact is that she is the epitome, along with her "husband," of "sexual freedom." It's really the mainstreaming of Hefner's "Playboy" philosophy. This could also be a reason that feminists and most liberals strong support "abortion rights" too.

[aegiscg47]

In 2008 I can see her winning New York, California, most of the Northeast, but that's about it. I think the realists in the DNC know that she'll lose since she's a polarizing figure, but everyone is too afraid to speak out for fear of retribution. Actually, it's pretty funny.

[Tall_Texan]

The kwin-uhhhh-pee-ack! poll almost always tilts left. This is actually better news than it looks. Proof in the pudding is the idea that Sen. Chucky Cheese is popular with Republicans. If you'd vote for Chucky, you have no business calling yourself Republican.

I'd skew the results about five points to the right to get the actual sentiments of New Yorkers.

[al baby]

If your last time was with web hubble that would turn one off

[Trust but Verify]

Not if he signs the extension to the AWB!

/sarcasm

[areafiftyone]

Actually most major cities are like that. Most cities enjoy more freedoms (not just sexual) without having neighbors looking over their shoulder and commenting about their ways than they do in most rural areas. There is a free feeling even when you are walking around the cities (especially New York). You don't have to conform or act a certain way - you can dress the way you want without people even taking a second glance at you. Most people in cities tend to respect other people's habits. Most people go to the cities to live for those freedoms. But that doesn't mean that city people aren't religious either. I go to St. Patrick's Cathedral and it is soo packed that it is usually standing room only. But Your statement is correct in that city people don't want politicians trampling over their freedoms which is why they probably think Democreeps are best (I personally think they are ill-informed!)