Gallup: HRC's favorability declined most among independents (down to 43%)

[draft_mario_cuomo]

http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/hillarys_downward_spiral/

Contrary to the myth promoted by HRC fans that a fall in Republican favorables led to her decline, Gallup found that her biggest decline came among independents (52% to 43%), followed by Democrats (86% to 78%). Her favorable rating fell six points among Republicans to 15%.

Gallup has found a net 25 point hemorrhage in favorables/unfavorables for HRC in the past two months alone. Imagine how much they will fall once the Rove machine sets its sights on her...

[MannyGoldstein]

1. You Are A Republican Who Hates Powerful Women

Isn't it obvious?

:sarcasm:

[sasha031]

3. that's not nessa carly true

because you don't care for someone, has nothing to do with sex. That your perfidious.

I would fall over for Barbara Boxer and many other strong woman.

[sasha031]

2. I don't know why her ratings are high at all

and I'm a woman, we have Edwards, Obma and I am not one to advocate people's faith or praying,

But for Al Gore?

[draft_mario_cuomo]

4. If this trend continues her ratings won't be high by the time Iowa rolls around

This week's debate will be very important. There is no way she will come off looking good compared to Obama, Edwards, and Richardson on stage. She is intelligent--but so is everyone else running for prez this year--but she has no charisma and is a weak public speaker. This will be in stark contrast to Obama, Edwards, and Richardson. Remember how much better Obama looked in Selma versus HRC?

[sasha031]

6. defiantly

she's smart, but lacking in many qualities, with Obmana remember what happened to that black full of charisma congressman for Temnese? I lost his name, and he lost the race because of his color.

As disgusting as it is, this is a very racist country...

[Kolesar]

5. OMG, what would happen if the right wingers started attacking Hillary!

Maybe you better tell me.

[rodeodance]

9. don't need RW to bring her down as Dems are doing a great job.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

19. she does well enough without our help.

her nomination will do two things
recontruct a self-destructing GOP and
destroy a growing democratic party.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

14. 1988 redux

[Tellurian]

7. Don't forget the 1st debate is Thursday night 4/26 @ 7pm..

Democratic presidential debate: What you need to know if you plan to go - and if you don't


Sunday, April 22, 2007

The South Carolina Democratic Party and S.C. State University released information for those attending both the Path to the Presidency Democratic Debate at South Carolina State University State on April 26 and those seeking to get tickets to the Community Celebration Viewing and After Party, sponsored by the County of Orangeburg and the Orangeburg County Economic Development Commission.

More information and questions about ticket distribution can be obtained by calling the Debate Office at 803-536-7220 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or e-mailing [e-mail].

# Information for debate ticket holders

Debate tickets will be available for pickup – by debate attendees only – at the Will Call window in the Debate Office in Earle Hall on the S.C. State campus starting at 2 p.m. Monday, April 23.

The Will Call window in Earle Hall will be open Tuesday, April 23, and Wednesday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Thursday, Will Call will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and then will move to tents near Mitchell Field from 2 to 5:30 p.m.

A picture ID will be required to pick up tickets. Every ticket has a person assigned to it and tickets are non-transferable.

Debate attendees will park at Mitchell Field, which is off Buckley Street near Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. A parking pass will be required to enter the Mitchell Field lot. Parking passes will be distributed at the Debate Office Monday, April 23, through the morning of Thursday, April 26, and at a tent near Mitchell Field on Thursday afternoon.

Ticket holders will be shuttled from the Mitchell lot to the MLK Theater. A debate ticket is required to ride the shuttle.

Debate officials have notified all ticket-holders.

Due to the small size of the theater, all tickets to the debate have already been distributed.

Doors to the Martin Luther King Jr. Theater open at 4 p.m. Ticket holders will go through security and are advised that phones, cameras, food, recording devices, electronic devices, weapons, signs and bags are not allowed in the Debate Hall. The security process will take some time and ticket holders should plan accordingly.

All attendees must be in their seats by 6 p.m. There will be a brief debate preprogram featuring S.C. State students and local leaders from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m., debate attendees will watch “The Nightly News with Brian Williams,” which will emanate live from S.C. State’s campus.

The debate will begin at 7 p.m. and run until 8:30 p.m. The debate can be seen live on MSNBC, MSNBC.com, and South Carolina’s NBC affiliates, in addition to South Carolina Educational Television (SC ETV).

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2007/04/22/news/doc462af56f0120c701993144.txt

[Colobo]

12. Don't worry, Tell... we'll be watching!

[aquart]

8. Gallup is a rightwing poll.

That's all you can offer? Gallup and Rasmussen?

If Democrats don't want Hillary, we will vote for someone else. The Republicans and Independents can field their own candidates. We alone will choose ours.

And, since I am personally quite fond of the man I used to work for, I really wish you weren't parading Mario Cuomo's name around here. My guess is he'd be disgusted by these tactics.

[Colobo]

11. Gallup has had Hillary beating Obama by more than 10 pts!

Rasumussen is the most accurate pollster right now.

[skipos]

24. Yup. Rasmussen is my favorite pollster

Their Bush approval ratings are always abnormally high, perhaps because you can give a more nuanced response, but they were spot on in 2006, and pretty good in 2005.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

13. Providing facts equals "disgusting tactics". Um...we have a primary going on

The pro-HRC MSM will not give such information proper coverage so left-wing internet sites have to fill in the gaps. People should have all available information when they decide their vote. This is an election, not a coronation with a sham election.

It is interesting how HRC fans question the credibility of every polling organization (by claiming it is a Republican propaganda outlet) out there--except when those same organizations show HRC (the preferred Republican candidate) in the lead...

[Colobo]

15. There are many liberal Independents

who don't want to be loyal or attached to any party. They are very important allies.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

20. We simply cannot win without independents. It is simple math

HRC would win probably 80% of the Democratic vote against Giuliani (a DLC type). With Dems being roughly 35% of voters in 2008 that comes out to 28%. Where is she going to get the remaining 22.1%? Even if someone got 95% of the Dem vote that would only amount to 33%. Where would the other 17.1% come from?

[mitchtv]

10. what good do you think you are doing?

why bother with positions, might as well cancel the debates and primaries.
Please don't say you support Obama and "New "politics
You shame Mario

[draft_mario_cuomo]

16. Providing information is always good

We have a primary going on. Aside from the DLC wing of the party, the rest of us want a Democratic victory in 2008. In order for this to occur we have to break through the corporate media and let people know of all relevant factors before they cast their primary vote. If a candidate is very unpopular with the voters that will decide the election, it is much better for Democrats to realize that in in the spring of 2007 than in November of 2008 when we see President-elect Giuliani giving his victory speech because we blindly, without considering all factors and asking real questions, nominated someone...

[William769]

17. And Gallup has never been wrong before.

:sarcasm:

[draft_mario_cuomo]

18. Yes, every polling organization that measures this finds similar results

Of course, all of these organizations are part of a vast anti-HRC conspiracy. :sarcasm:

[William769]

21. I guess you missed the poll Where Edwards is polling last

Amongst Independent voters in his homestate.

On EDIT: And just in case you asked, here's the link. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3226499

[draft_mario_cuomo]

22. The one that had him at 10%? Another one has him comfortably leading

Here are his national numbers against Republicans:

John Edwards (D) 49% (see crosstabs) John Edwards (D) 55% (see crosstabs)
Rudy Giuliani (R) 43% (see crosstabs) Mitt Romney (R) 29% (see crosstabs)

John Edwards (D) 50% (see crosstabs) John Edwards (D) 50% (see crosstabs)
Mike Huckabee (R) 33% (see crosstabs) Fred Thompson (R) 36% (see crosstabs)

John Edwards (D) 47% (see crosstabs)
John McCain (R) 38% (see crosstabs)

[William769]

23. Not talking national, I was talking about his home State.