Clinton Increases Lead Over Giuliani, Pummels Thompson, Improves Favorable Ratings

[wyldwolf]

Riding a crest in her political appeal, Senator Hillary Clinton now leads former New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani 48% to 41%. She also claims a stunning double-digit lead of 52% to 37% over former Senator Fred Thompson. Two weeks ago, Clinton led Giuliani by five and Thompson by eight.

These results come at a time when 54% of Likely Voters express a favorable opinion of Clinton. That’s the highest level yet recorded for the former First Lady. For most of the year, the number with a favorable or unfavorable opinion of her has been essentially even (see history).

While opinions of Clinton have been improving, just 49% now offer a positive assessment of Rudy Giuliani. That marks the fourth straight week below 50% for the man who began the year as the most popular candidate in either party. At one point early in the season, Giuliani’s favorable ratings topped 70%.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008_clinton_vs_giuliani_thompson

[HockeyMom]

1. Rudy is a BULLY

and Thompson is so gross he gives me the creeps. I won't even go into how his wife could........ Nevermind, and I am not much younger than he is.

Love (or money) is blind, I guess.

[MethuenProgressive]

2. Who are these guys?

Here's who:

Rasmussen Reports’ Election 2006 coverage has been praised for its accuracy and reliability. Michael Barone, Senior Writer for U.S. News & World Report and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, mentions, “One clear lesson from the Republican victory of 2004 and the Democratic victory of 2006 is that the best place to look for polls that are spot on is RasmussenReports.com." And University of Virginia Professor Larry Sabato states, “In election campaigns, I’ve learned to look for the Rasmussen results. In my experience, they are right on the money. There is no question Rasmussen produces some of the most accurate and reliable polls in the country today.”

Rasmussen Reports was also the nation's most accurate polling firm during the 2004 Presidential election and the only one to project both Bush and Kerry's vote total within half a percentage point of the actual outcome.

During both Election 2004 and Election 2006, RasmussenReports.com was the top-ranked public opinion research site on the web. We had twice as many visitors as our nearest competitor and nearly as many as all competitors combined.

And yet, the usual people will blindly attack Rasmussen...

[bigdarryl]

3. Not that i am a Rudy fan by any means Hillary is the media's DARLING and...

get nothing but favorable media coverage every fucking day what do you expect the polls to say. the bottom line is the fix is in for a Hillary Presidency.that's why Jed Bush didn't run.

[SaveElmer]

4. Jed...could barely keep his family fed...

Then one day he was shootin at some food...and up from the ground come the bubblin' crude!!!

And then he came Governor of Florida...

[rzemanfl]

6. I agree that the fix is in unless Gore runs. Gore versus the media

is like a one-sided snowball fight in July, they have nothing left to throw at him.

[ronnykmarshall]

9. Uhhhhhh ...

Yeah.

[MrModerate]

5. Thompson is competing with Romney in the runner-up category of . . .

"Emptiest Suit." It's neck and neck, but Fred shows signs of lapping Mitt.

[BootinUp]

7. We are going to win big.

thats my prediction.

[calteacherguy]

8. Thanks for the good news. I think Hillary will do as well as Bill did in 92, at the very least. nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Either Freddy Is Going To Get Out Of The Race Or Drop From Exhaustion

I hope for his new bride's sake it's the former...

[emilyg]

11. Excellent.