Rasmussen: Updated favorability ratings

[SaveElmer]

In order by net favorability...

Top three Democrats are the most popular...

Candidate favorable/unfavorable (NET)

John Edwards: 51%/41% (NET 10%)
Barack Obama: 51%/43% (NET 8%)
Hillary Clinton: 52%/46% (NET 6%)
Fred Thompson: 43%/37% (NET 6%)
Rudy Giuliani: 49%/45% (NET 4%)
Mike Huckabee: 30%/28% (NET 2%)
Bill Richardson: 32%/32% (NET 0%)
John McCain: 40%/43% (NET -3%)
Mitt Romney: 40%/44% (NET -4%)
Duncan Hunter: 18%/24% (NET -6%)
Joe Biden: 31%/40% (NET -9%)
Chris Dodd: 26%/35% (NET -9%)
Dennis Kucinich: 27%/37% (NET -10%)
Ron Paul: 23%/34% (NET -11%)
Sam Brownback: 21%/36% (NET -15%)
Tom Tancredo: 16%/33% (NET -17%)
Mike Gravel: 13%/30% (NET -17%)

[rodeodance]

1. ummm...Edwards gains 10pts and Dennis K. LOSES 10 pts.

[rinsd]

3. I think you misunderstood. Those are net approvals (approval - disapproval).

[jcrew2001]

15. Proves once again Edwards is the only Guaranteed winner

in the general election. But polls are meaningless eh? Edwards can't win that easily can he?

I mean we have to make this election as close as possible, for the sake of MSM ratings.

[rinsd]

2. Rudy used to be in the 60's! The more people see him, the less they like him!

[youthere]

10. I think the pukes are finally getting that St. Rudy only has 911 to offer.

[WI_DEM]

4. Gouliani's favorable ratings have fallen

The top Gop candidates--Rudy, McCain, and Mittens now have unfavorable ratings about the same as Hillary and Hillary has a higher favorable rating than any of them.

[William769]

5. EHS right around th e corner.

Thanks for the update SaveElmer.

[movonne]

6. where is the link to this...

[rinsd]

7. Two links

Here is Rasmussen's Dem summary -

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/favorables/election_2008_democratic_candidates_running_in_2008_presidential_election

Here is the GOP summary -

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/favorables/election_2008_republican_candidates_running_in_2008_presidential_election

[movonne]

8. Thank you...

[knight_of_the_star]

9. Good to know our top three are THE top three

Bodes well for the election, although I don't really like HRC's high unfavorable though. That won't lend to an easy win and if nothing else lead to a squeaker.

[Alamom]

11. Thank you. k & r. nm

[jcrew2001]

12. 46% unfavorable for Hillary - thats not something she should be proud of

this poll only proves that the real Sure Thing in the general election will be John Edwards.

But thats just me, I don't want to lose an election.

[wyldwolf]

13. Within the MOE of Obama...

[jcrew2001]

14. on the plus side, can she actually get MORE people to hate her than

they do already? I think she needs to go for at least 50% - Kerry at least managed that.

And we wonder why we lose every 4 years, because we nominate unlikable northeast liberals. The MSM eastern establishment like them, but the rest of country hates their guts.

[wyldwolf]

19. her positives are rising, Obama's are falling.

:)

And we wonder why we lose every 4 years, because we nominate unlikable northeast liberals.

Always funny seeing a netrooter show his/her ignorance. Not surprising, just funny.

[creeksneakers2]

18. Its something to be proud of

if her improvement is considered. Hillary was at 54% negative not long ago.

[Jim Lane]

21. You can't read too much into an early poll with small differences

The "unfavorables" are: Edward 41%, Clinton 46%. That's not a huge difference. Nor is the difference in net responses (Edwards +10%, Clinton +6%).

I personally prefer Edwards to Clinton, but let's be realistic -- this poll doesn't establish Edwards as a Sure Thing or Clinton as a sure loser. (Unfortunately, this far in advance of the election, it doesn't event establish any of the leading Republicans as sure losers. The best we can say is that it's moderately encouraging.)

[calteacherguy]

16. Senator Clinton is our most popular candidate! She's a winner! nt

[jcrew2001]

22. But do you think that John Edwards leads all GOP by a wider margin?

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/favorables/election_2008_democratic_candidates_running_in_2008_presidential_election

It would make more sense to nominate the person who can guarantee a clear victory.

[illinoisprogressive]

17. Rassmussen is being written by Doug Schoen, Penn's partner and know clintonista.

check with glenn greenwald's column yesterday writing about this and rass. is not totally neutral.

[Maribelle]

20. And do you think hitting anyone up as a known clintonista today is supposed to be an insult?

The state of affairs created by the corrupt Bush/Cheney thugs makes the Clinton administration look like archangels of the highest rank.

Brand them anything you want.

The worm has turned.

[rinsd]

24. Greenwald did not dispute Rasmussen's numbers only Shoen's analysis.

What a shock that you would misrepresent something.

[jcrew2001]

23. This poll makes John Edwards look great

in comparison to Hillary. He's the only Sure Thing that the Democrats can offer in 2008.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/favorables/election_2008_democratic_candidates_running_in_2008_presidential_election