Are you watching these numbers, Dems? Nominate her and suffer the consequences.
McClatchy Washington Bureau
Posted on Thu, Jun. 28, 2007
Half of Americans say they wouldn’t vote for Clinton in ‘08
William Douglas | McClatchy Newspapers
last updated: June 28, 2007 07:59:19 PM
WASHINGTON — More than half of Americans say they wouldn’t consider voting for Sen. Hillary Clinton for president if she becomes the Democratic nominee, according to a new national poll made available to McClatchy Newspapers and NBC News.
The poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research found that 52 percent of Americans wouldn’t consider voting for Clinton, D-N.Y.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, was second in the can’t-stand-’em category, with 46 percent saying they wouldn’t consider voting for him.
Clinton has long been considered a politically polarizing figure who’d be a tough sell to some voters, especially many men, but also Clinton-haters of both genders. Thursday’s survey provides a snapshot of the challenges she faces, according to Larry Harris, a Mason-Dixon principal.
“Hillary’s carrying a lot of baggage,” he said. “She’s the only one that has a majority who say they can’t vote for her.”
Clinton rang up high negatives across the board, with 60 percent of independents, 56 percent of men, 47 percent of women and 88 percent of Republicans saying they wouldn’t consider voting for her.
Romney struggled most with women: 50.9 percent said they wouldn’t consider voting for him, while 49.1 said they would.
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In order to demonstrate the absolute disdain Americans have for Senator Clinton as a presidential candidate I have found some results of the Curtis LeMay Poll which asked those 52% and second question:
To avoid clutter, No “NAs” or “Don’t Knows” were allowed. If a pollee didn’t know someone, they had to guess. For those who did not recognize a name, no mention was made if the candidate were deceased.
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If Senator Clinton were to be the Democratic candidate. would you change your mind and vote for her if her opponent were…
Dom DeLuise(actor)–YES 6%; NO 94%
Vince McMahon(wrestling emprasario)–YES 19%; NO 81%
Louis XVI(erstwhile French King)–YES 22%; NO78%
Jack Gnarz(FormerGame show host)–YES 23%; NO77%
Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll(’30’s gangster) YES 30%; NO 70%
Sonny Liston(ex-Heavyweight Champ) YES 32%; NO 68%
Rosie O’Donnell(TV personality) YES 40%; NO 60%
Anthony Robbins(Firewalker) YES 45%; NO 55%
Dick Cheney(Emperor)–YES 90%; NO 10%
Joe Lieberman(Copperhead)–YES 97; NO 3%