March 27, 2007

Half Of Eligible Voters Just Say "No" To Nurse Ratched

The Hill is reporting the a new Harris Poll shows that 50% of respondents said they wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton in 2008.

Half of voting-age Americans say they would not vote for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) if she became the Democratic nominee for president in 2008, according to a Harris Interactive poll released Tuesday.

More than one in five Democrats that participated in the survey said they would not vote for Clinton. Overall, 36 percent say they would vote for the former first lady and 11 percent are unsure of their top choice.

Forty-eight percent of Independent voters also said that they would choose another candidate over Clinton, the poll, which surveyed 2,223 potential voters, states.

Fifty-six percent of men said that they would not vote for Clinton, while 45 percent of women said that she would not be their pick. In addition, 69 percent of those 62 and older said that they would not vote for Clinton.

Nearly half of the respondents said that they dislike Clinton’s political opinions and Clinton as a person. Fifty-two percent of people also said that “she does not appear to connect with people on a personal level.”

OK, now first keep in mind that - as I say with any poll - it's important to look at the sample. It's not necessarily likely voters or even registered voters that we're talking about. Then again, when you're dealing with a sample size of over 2,000 that's nothing to sneeze at.

Obviously it all depends on who she's running against. But the results really go to the heart of Hillary's problem: lack of likability. And she's been in the public eye from the 1992 campaign to being First Lady and then Senator from New York for a total of fifteen years (and it'll be almost seventeen by the time election day 2008 comes up on the calendar). I'd be very skeptical if there are all that many people who's minds could possibly change between then and now.

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Does this mean she can't win under any circumstances? Never underestimate a Sith Lord. But she has a really, really tough road ahead of her. Is another nineteen months going to endear her to the electorate? Not likely.

But she'll get that nomination. No matter what. Because notwithstanding the nutroots' pull on the Democrat party, it's Hillary who owns it.

Posted by Gary at March 27, 2007 03:15 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Hmm, Satan or Hillary?

That would be a tough choice.

Posted by: rbj at March 27, 2007 02:24 PM

rbj

Well, if you use the "choosing the lesser of two evils" paradigm, it's simple: Vote for Satan.

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I've always thought Shrillary "Meat to the Feet" Clinton's negatives were much too high for her to win at the head of the ticket, but she may yet end up as the veep (In which case the President would be "Vince Fostered" I imagine).

/sarc

I really do think, when historians look back on this cycle, that the Hillary 1984 ad will be seen as the end of her viability as a candidate for President.

Posted by: Hucbald at March 27, 2007 03:24 PM

Satan - At least Satan's views don't change daily.

Posted by: Marvin at March 27, 2007 03:32 PM

I think I said this before but, it is worth repeating. My son was nominated to USNA by Hillary. She called him on the phone and sent him a personal letter. I told my son that if she shows up at the house I would sick the dogs on her (and, I have pit bulls)...

Posted by: Babs at March 29, 2007 08:21 AM