Posted on 08/26/2005 9:05:58 AM PDT by RWR8189
August 26, 2005--Senator Hillary Clinton holds a 24-point edge in her bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate. Clinton first won her Senate seat by a 9-point margin in Election 2000.
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey found that the former First Lady is the choice of 57% of New York voters while Jeanine Pirro currently earns 33% of the vote. Clinton leads by 18-points among men and 29-points among women.
Related survey data shows that Democrat Eliot Spitzer holds an even larger lead in the race to become New York's next Governor.
Hillary Clinton is viewed favorably by 63% of the state's voters, including 45% who have a "very favorable" opinion of her. Just 35% have an unfavorable view of their Junior Senator. Nationally, opinion of Hillary Clinton is more evenly divided.
For Pirro, the numbers are 39% favorable and 38% unfavorable. Even within her own party their are doubts-- just 50% of Republicans hold a favorable opinion of Pirro.
The potential Clinton-Pirro match-up features famous husbands and, even in this category, Hillary has the political advantage. Al Pirro is twice as likely to be seen as a problem for his wife's campaign as Bill Clinton.
Clinton will need to build on her current 24-point lead to boost her expected 2008 Presidential bid. At the very least, she will want to win New York by a larger margin than her party's last two Presidential nominees--Al Gore (25 percentage points) and John Kerry (19 percentage points).
Currently, 24% of Americans believe Senator Clinton is "very likely" to be the Democrat's Presidential nominee in 2008.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of New York voters believe Hillary Clinton is a carpetbagger. Just 32% say she's a real New Yorker. But, that perceptin has little impact on how Empire State citizens act in the voting booth.
Just 38% of New York voters approve of the way that George W. Bush is performing his job as President. Sixty-one percent (61%) disapprove, including 47% who strongly disapprove.
Thirty-one percent (31%) believe the country is heading in the right direction at this time.
Demographic cross-tabs are available for Premium Members. The margin of sampling error for the full survey sample is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Uh...not in that way, dude...you just stand over there, ya know...way over there...
I think you've misinterprupted my meaning of "party". They were FUN people who liked to have a good time.
You beat me to it. A weak ago Pirro had only 27%. Now 33%.
This could be exciting!
Q: How dumb are liberals from New York?
A: Just 32% say she's a real New Yorker.
It's still early, and Hillary simply has far, far more name I.D. And in spite of that and Jeanine Pirro's poor announcement, Hillary is already slipping. Pirro has a shot if she gets proper support from her party, including conservatives who regard her as too liberal.
It's winnable.
If this were in a "red state" I would definitely say to find somebody other than Pirro; however, this is NY and they WILL NOT elect a conservative. That being the case we need to support Pirro.
even a 5-6% LOSS for Pirro is a good outcome as far as Hillary 2008 goes.
hopefully Pirro will start a TV ad campaign after labor day. she has to use whatever early money she has been able to raise to get some early ads on to introduce herself to people.
As far as I'm concerned, anything but an expansion on Gore and Kerry's margin of victory in New York State should be considered a failure, and proves that she will not electable nation-wide.
LOL!!
I don't think so. Remember that both Gore and Kerry were running against someone who was especially unpopular with Blue-state Democrats, and had a lot of (what they would consider) right-wing baggage. Hillary will enjoy no such luxury. I doubt Pirro can inspire the same amount of antagonism that the President does among liberals. Failing that, Hillary will not be able to duplicate the Kerry/Gore margin, and with good reason.
Maybe you're right...
But it will make for great spin.
Jeanine Pirro has already been hit hard by the Clinton smear machine, and there is lots more to come.
With her negatives almost the same as her positives, things don't bold well for the Westchester D.A.
It looks like there will be a GOP primary.
I will fully support the winner.
The problem in NY is that the Primary is mid-September for the general election in November.
I think Pirro is damaged goods. I'm supporting former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer.
We have to retain hope.
In what way is Pirro damaged?
John Spencer should run against Nita Lowey.
I don't think we're going to win this race by running someone just as socially liberal as Hillary and having a contest of "my husband is less sleazy than your husband." I can't imagine a ticket of Weld-Pirro, that's like strychnine and battery acid. This is fast becoming the nadir of New York politics, especially where the Republicans are concerned. Better to die with your boots on.
I think it will be a great race. I'm in California and am looking forward to it. Even if Hillary wins, but by a very small percentage, to Pirro, she loses.
what's the difference? I'm in suspense? Or did it go over my head - you are a punster after all! ;)
Goombah husband, associations with corrupt folks in Yonkers, etc.
And this is just the beginning!
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