Clinton beats McCain, Giuliani and Romney in Newsweek Poll

[smoogatz]

Polling completed on 12/17:

7a/b. Suppose you HAD TO CHOOSE between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat,
and John McCain, the Republican. Who would you vote for? OTHER/UNDECIDED, RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED] As of TODAY, do you LEAN
more toward Clinton, the Democrat; or McCain, the Republican?

BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS

Total Clinton Total McCain Undec./Other
Current Total 50 43 7 =100

Republicans 11 82 7 =100
Democrats 83 14 3 =100
Independents 45 45 10 =100


8a/b. Suppose you HAD TO CHOOSE between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat,
and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican. Who would you vote for? OTHER/UNDECIDED, RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED] As of TODAY, do you LEAN
more toward Clinton, the Democrat; or Giuliani, the Republican?

BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS

Total Clinton Total Giuliani Undec./Other
Current Total 48 47 5 =100

Republicans 12 83 5 =100
Democrats 80 19 1 =100
Independents 41 50 9 =100


9a/b. Suppose you HAD TO CHOOSE between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat,
and Mitt Romney, the Republican. Who would you vote for? OTHER/UNDECIDED, RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED] As of TODAY, do you LEAN
more toward Clinton, the Democrat; or Romney, the Republican?

BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS

Total Clinton Total Romney Undec./Other
Current Total 58 32 10 =100

Republicans 20 70 10 =100
Democrats 87 8 5 =100
Independents 57 29 14 =100

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[ronnykmarshall]

1. Fasten your seatbelts ...

It's gonna be a bumpy two years!

[davidwparker]

2. They must really want Hillary to run. Hadn't McCain always beat Hillary?

No links to that, just an impression.

[David Dunham]

3. McCain's pro-Iraq war stance hurts him against Hillary but he leads Obama

[Imagevision]

10. but he leads Obama? - Since when was Barack Obama running??

[PADemD]

4. In this week's live vote (Newsweek)

In 2008, would you vote for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton (or neither) for president? * 102028 responses

Clinton 27%
Obama 36%
Neither 37%

[jcrew2001]

5. iraq

If McCain keeps talking about more troops in Iraq in 2008, then he will def lose. look at the 2006 mid-terms, every American is fed up with Iraq and they voted against the incumbents/ republicans because of this, and in 2008, Americans will still be anti-Iraq war.

I really don't see McCain coming close to Clinton.

Unless a new issue arises, McCain will surely lose against Clinton and probably Edwards.

[David Dunham]

13. Agreed. McCain will lose to Hillary.

[JDPriestly]

6. Just wait until REAL DEMOCRAT gets some name

recognition and positive media exposure.

[Ferretherder]

7. I would propose that...

...Barack Obama IS a real Democrat.

[David Dunham]

14. Obama needs more experience before running.

[JDPriestly]

15. We'll see, I don't know how he will don but he should try.

At worst he will get experience in a national campaign and bring diversity io the choices we have, not just with regard to race, but also age and international experience (lived in Indonesia for a while as a child and interest in African issues as well as the usual European and Asia ones). I suspect he needs more experience in campaigning to win, but he can only get it by jumping in. I think he would lift the level of debate way way up. Wish he wouldn't smoke. Bad example for young people and unhealthy for him.

[skipos]

8. I am glad to see Hillary not getting thumped by McCain in a poll for once

but I'd chalk this up as an outlier for now.

[Imagevision]

9. Do ya think it was because Hil flipped on going to war?!!

[rodeodance]

11. YOHOOOOOOOOOO-----GO HIL!!

[tblue]

12. If only today was 11/4/08!