POLL: 29% say they will definitely vote for Hillary, 46% will defintely vote against...

[jefferson_dem]

Clinton Has Highest Level of Base Support, but 46% Would Never Vote for Her
Friday, June 22, 2007

Senator Hillary Clinton (D) now has the highest level of base support among the major candidates running for President. Twenty-nine percent (29%) say they would definitely vote for the former First Lady if she's on the ballot in 2008. However, Clinton is also just one point below the highest level of core opposition this month--46% say they would definitely vote against her. On that count, only Senator Joe Biden (D) scores higher (47% would definitely vote against Biden).

Clinton's numbers have changed little over the past month. In fact, attitudes toward her remain very steady. That's what you'd expect from someone who has held a very high profile on the national scene for fifteen years. But, other candidates have seen their numbers drop a bit over the past month.

Senator Barack Obama (D) enjoyed the highest level of base support in the previous two months. In both April and May, 33% said they'd definitely vote for the newcomer to the national scene. This month, just 28% are that committed to Obama. Also, the number who would definitely vote against the man from Illinois inched up to 40% this month.

Clinton and Obama remain the top two choices in polling for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. However, the man in third place has the best net numbers in terms of core support and opposition. Twenty-eight percent (28%) would defnitely vote for former Senator John Edwards while 32% would definitely vote against.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/clinton_has_highest_level_of_base_support_but_46_would_never_vote_for_her

[johncoby2]

1. How surprising coming from an obama supporter!

All of our candidates are pretty damn good. Primaries should be exciting.

Im wondering which group is going to pout and go home, if their candidate doesn't win the primary.

[Kingstree]

2. Obama Supporter did not write the article Rasmussan did

Need to write Ras and criticize him for writing the article

[jefferson_dem]

3. Thanks. Apparently, some people find poll numbers offensive.

...and posted to the "political" forum on DU even... :eyes:

[illinoisprogressive]

4. I would never vote for her.

[PDittie]

5. She's going to kill us down ballot

and not just here in Texas, where we Democrats are managing to crawl back a little.

Progressives are going to have to convince enough people -- and do so quickly -- that even if she wins the nomination, Democrats are going to lose in November. Big. And all across the nation.

[Tejanocrat]

6. "Shut up and keep putting eggs in the basket!"

[jefferson_dem]

7. You mean the flimsy, rickety, old Hillary basket?

No. Thanks.

[wyldwolf]

8. Clinton's number steady, Obama's "would never vote for" number rises.

"Clinton's numbers have changed little over the past month. In fact, attitudes toward her remain very steady... This month, just 28% are that committed to Obama. Also, the number who would definitely vote against the man from Illinois inched up to 40% this month."

Like I keep saying, the more people get to know Obama, the higher his negative numbers will go.

[jefferson_dem]

9. You think he'll ever generate the sort of "Hillary level" of dislike among voters?

He's still got a ways to go to reach those ... depths.

:bounce:

[wyldwolf]

10. he's only 6 points away