If the Dems fall on the sword for Hillary, they are dumber than I had thought.
Polls differ on Clinton vs. Republicans
By Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor
Boston Globe
November 27, 07 10:24 AM
All the attacks on Hillary Clinton by her Democratic rivals, plus her own missteps, may not only have tightened the primary race but also hurt her support among all voters.
A new national Zogby Interactive poll, released late Monday, suggests that Clinton would lose to all five leading Republicans in hypothetical matchups — a dramatic reversal from earlier polls that showed her leading them. For instance, while she led Mitt Romney 48 percent to 38 percent in a July Zogby poll, the new poll has Romney leading Clinton 43 percent to 40 percent.
By contrast, Clinton’s main Democratic challengers, Barack Obama and John Edwards, either lead or are tied in hypothetical matchups with the Republicans.
The poll results could throw another wrench in a key point in Clinton’s case to Democrats — that she is the most electable candidate. Clinton has been trying to wage a campaign to win the nomination, but also to position herself for the general election.
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By: Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence
11:00 AM/ET, November 27, 2007
USAToday
Gallup has some new head-to-head matchup results from its latest national survey — which in theory avoids the problem of a “self-selected” pool because respondents are called at random. Gallup’s numbers show Clinton’s lead either unchanged or slightly wider against four of the GOP’s top contenders (Rudy Giuliani, Sen. John McCain, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson). Democratic Sen. Barack Obama is tied with Giuliani in Gallup’s latest survey. Obama has a slight advantage over McCain. He has wide leads over Romney and Thompson.