FOX News Poll: More Voters Believe Clinton Will Be President

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I couldn't resist - FOX even agrees Hillary might possibly win...

And it's even a complete poll this time!

(Although there are the typical Fox News religious questions as well.)

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Thursday, October 11, 2007 By Dana Blanton

NEW YORK — Even though it is still months before the first vote in a primary election and there is more than a year to go before the general election, many Americans already believe Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States.

More than 4 of 10 voters (44 percent) think another Clinton presidency is inevitable, which is almost four times as many as see Republican Rudy Giuliani winning the White House (12 percent), according to a newly released FOX News poll.

Not only do 61 percent of Democrats believe Clinton will be the next president, but also 25 percent of Republicans and 45 percent of independents.

"These results suggest there is a growing sense of inevitability to a 'Clinton II' presidency — which is also reflected in the rhetoric of Republican presidential contenders who focus almost exclusively on Clinton as their general election target," commented Ernest Paicopolos, principal of Opinion Dynamics.

In addition, more people think Clinton is "very" qualified to be president than any of the other top contenders. Setting aside how they would vote, nearly half of Americans (47 percent) say they think Clinton is "very" qualified, followed by John McCain at 34 percent, Giuliani at 32 percent, Barack Obama at 23 percent, and Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson both at 16 percent. <script type=text/javascript _extended="true"> /**/

Among their party faithful, 73 percent of Democrats think Clinton is "very" qualified, compared to substantially fewer — 44 percent of Republicans — that say the same of both McCain and Giuliani.

All in all, when "very" and "somewhat" qualified are combined, it's McCain (75 percent) who has a slight edge over Clinton (72 percent) and Giuliani (71 percent).

Opinion Dynamics Corp. conducted the national telephone poll of 900 registered voters for FOX News from Oct. 9-10. The poll has a 3-point error margin.

Race for the Nomination

Clinton increases her advantage over Obama this week and now is preferred among Democrats by a 32 percentage-point margin (50 percent to 18 percent), up from a 19-point edge a month ago. Edwards is third at 11 percent.

Giuliani continues to lead among Republicans, besting Thompson by 29 percent to 16 percent. McCain comes in third with 12 percent, followed by Romney at 11 percent.

Religion and Candidate Characteristics

Despite most voters saying it is unlikely they would actually vote against a candidate because he or she has been divorced or because they dislike the candidate's spouse, a candidate's personal life is still a factor for some.

About half of Americans (49 percent) say a presidential candidate's personal life is less important than their positions on the issues, while 20 percent say the candidate's personal life is more important and another 28 percent say it is just as important as where they stand on issues.

The poll finds large majorities of voters think most Americans would be comfortable with, not surprisingly, a president who is a Protestant (80 percent) and a Roman Catholic (79 percent), and smaller majorities think people would be comfortable with electing a member of the Christian Coalition (59 percent) and a Jewish president (50 percent).

Fewer people think the country is ready for a Mormon president (36 percent), and fewer still for an atheist (15 percent) or a Muslim (10 percent) in the White House.

Some 33 percent of Americans would like to vote for a presidential candidate who shares their religion, and most — 78 percent — say they consider the United States a Christian country.

The Troops, the War and Lapel Pins

It isn't uncommon to hear a comment along the lines of "I support the troops but am against the war." Slightly more voters (44 percent) say this thinking is a "logical and valid distinction," while nearly as many (42 percent) think that it shows someone is "trying to have it both ways."

And finally, there are mixed views related to Obama's announcement that he would no longer wear an American flag lapel pin. Without mentioning Obama, the poll finds that 50 percent of voters say they would doubt the patriotism of a candidate who wore the pin in the past and now says he or she would no longer wear it, including 43 percent of Democrats, while nearly half — 45 percent — would not doubt the candidate's patriotism.

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[Sinergy 3]

wooo hoooo

dev im sure that made you so happy you had a heartattack of joy

[Jasman0717 9]

Its a long ways to November 2008

[Jenn! 918]

Its a long ways to November 2008

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Fox' polls are generally quite questionable. I wouldn't make an exception for this one.

[Amby 490]

will she win so we cans have bill in the white house again?

[GaryC 7]

[one...two...tree 2,762]

On another note...I read the other day that Fred Thompson is being rather leisurely with actually campaigning. He's either very lazy or think's he above doing it.

[NavarreMan 10]

I am in no way shape or form "pro-Hillary". Having said that, I am 100% anti-Rudy. Puts me in one heck of a spot. Big bird ain't running?

[GaryC 7]

Kerry leads Bush in new poll

Bush's approval numbers dip

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 Posted: 1:38 AM EST (0638 GMT)

(CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry, the front-runner among Democrats vying for their party's presidential nomination, leads President Bush in a head-to-head matchup, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.

Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and retired Gen. Wesley Clark also emerge as formidable opponents, according to hypothetical matchups in the poll, which found a decline in Bush's approval numbers.

The poll, based on interviews with 1,001 adult Americans, including 562 likely voters, was conducted in the days after the New Hampshire primary.

The poll underscores both Kerry's momentum after his wins in New Hampshire and Iowa, and increased favorability among Democrats in general as they dominate political news with their primaries and steady criticism of Bush.

The general election is slightly more than nine months away and Bush has yet to launch his campaign in earnest, meaning the poll numbers are all but certain to shift.

When the 562 likely voters were asked for their choice from a Bush v. Kerry race, 53 percent of those picked Kerry, and 46 percent favored Bush.

When that same group was asked to pick between Edwards and Bush, the numbers were 49 percent for Edwards and 48 percent for Bush. With a Bush/Clark face-off, Bush was favored by 50 percent of those surveyed and Clark, 47 percent.

Howard Dean, the onetime front-runner in the Democratic field, had a poorer showing against Bush, 45 percent to 52 percent for the incumbent.

The question of choice for president among likely voters had a sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The margin or error was different for other questions, as some questions were posed to likely voters, others to just Democrats and others to all adults surveyed.

Kerry was the overwhelming choice of registered Democrats for the presidential nomination. Support for Kerry as the Democratic nominee stood at 49 percent, compared to 14 percent for Dean and 13 percent for Edwards. The other Democratic candidates were in the single digits.

The poll showed Bush's job approval rating at 49 percent among all the adults surveyed, the first time since he became president that his job approval has dipped below 50 percent. A month ago his rating was at 60 percent, as he enjoyed a spike in approval after the capture of Saddam Hussein.

A majority of those polled now say they disapprove of Bush's handing of the economy, foreign affairs, the situation in Iraq and health care. The poll also showed the nation evenly divided -- 49 percent to 49 percent -- on the question of whether it was worth going to war in Iraq, marking the first time approval of the war has dropped below 50 percent.

However, a majority of those polled -- 54 percent -- said they do not believe Bush deliberately misled the country on whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, while 43 percent said they believe there was deception.

Despite the apparent rising fortunes of Democrats, the poll showed Bush enjoyed advantages over his rivals in several areas.

For example Bush was seen as a stronger leader than Kerry -- 53 percent to 39 percent --and, despite Kerry's military service in Vietnam, more patriotic than the senator from Massachusetts, 49 percent to 34 percent.

And,on the question of Iraq, more Americans trusted Bush than Kerry, 50 percent to 44 percent.

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Fox' polls are generally quite questionable. I wouldn't make an exception for this one.

Nor am I. But I thought the right-wingers might enjoy it - they seem to think FauxNews is reputable...

Edited October 16, 2007 by devilette

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Kerry leads Bush in new poll

Bush's approval numbers dip

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 Posted: 1:38 AM EST (0638 GMT)

(CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry, the front-runner among Democrats vying for their party's presidential nomination, leads President Bush in a head-to-head matchup, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.

Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and retired Gen. Wesley Clark also emerge as formidable opponents, according to hypothetical matchups in the poll, which found a decline in Bush's approval numbers.

The poll, based on interviews with 1,001 adult Americans, including 562 likely voters, was conducted in the days after the New Hampshire primary.

The poll underscores both Kerry's momentum after his wins in New Hampshire and Iowa, and increased favorability among Democrats in general as they dominate political news with their primaries and steady criticism of Bush.

The general election is slightly more than nine months away and Bush has yet to launch his campaign in earnest, meaning the poll numbers are all but certain to shift.

When the 562 likely voters were asked for their choice from a Bush v. Kerry race, 53 percent of those picked Kerry, and 46 percent favored Bush.

When that same group was asked to pick between Edwards and Bush, the numbers were 49 percent for Edwards and 48 percent for Bush. With a Bush/Clark face-off, Bush was favored by 50 percent of those surveyed and Clark, 47 percent.

Howard Dean, the onetime front-runner in the Democratic field, had a poorer showing against Bush, 45 percent to 52 percent for the incumbent.

The question of choice for president among likely voters had a sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The margin or error was different for other questions, as some questions were posed to likely voters, others to just Democrats and others to all adults surveyed.

Kerry was the overwhelming choice of registered Democrats for the presidential nomination. Support for Kerry as the Democratic nominee stood at 49 percent, compared to 14 percent for Dean and 13 percent for Edwards. The other Democratic candidates were in the single digits.

The poll showed Bush's job approval rating at 49 percent among all the adults surveyed, the first time since he became president that his job approval has dipped below 50 percent. A month ago his rating was at 60 percent, as he enjoyed a spike in approval after the capture of Saddam Hussein.

A majority of those polled now say they disapprove of Bush's handing of the economy, foreign affairs, the situation in Iraq and health care. The poll also showed the nation evenly divided -- 49 percent to 49 percent -- on the question of whether it was worth going to war in Iraq, marking the first time approval of the war has dropped below 50 percent.

However, a majority of those polled -- 54 percent -- said they do not believe Bush deliberately misled the country on whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, while 43 percent said they believe there was deception.

Despite the apparent rising fortunes of Democrats, the poll showed Bush enjoyed advantages over his rivals in several areas.

For example Bush was seen as a stronger leader than Kerry -- 53 percent to 39 percent --and, despite Kerry's military service in Vietnam, more patriotic than the senator from Massachusetts, 49 percent to 34 percent.

And,on the question of Iraq, more Americans trusted Bush than Kerry, 50 percent to 44 percent.

Ah, your googling skills are working, bravo!

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Kerry leads Bush in new poll

Bush's approval numbers dip

Tuesday, February 3, 2004 Posted: 1:38 AM EST (0638 GMT)

(CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry, the front-runner among Democrats vying for their party's presidential nomination, leads President Bush in a head-to-head matchup, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.

Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and retired Gen. Wesley Clark also emerge as formidable opponents, according to hypothetical matchups in the poll, which found a decline in Bush's approval numbers.

The poll, based on interviews with 1,001 adult Americans, including 562 likely voters, was conducted in the days after the New Hampshire primary.

The poll underscores both Kerry's momentum after his wins in New Hampshire and Iowa, and increased favorability among Democrats in general as they dominate political news with their primaries and steady criticism of Bush.

The general election is slightly more than nine months away and Bush has yet to launch his campaign in earnest, meaning the poll numbers are all but certain to shift.

When the 562 likely voters were asked for their choice from a Bush v. Kerry race, 53 percent of those picked Kerry, and 46 percent favored Bush.

When that same group was asked to pick between Edwards and Bush, the numbers were 49 percent for Edwards and 48 percent for Bush. With a Bush/Clark face-off, Bush was favored by 50 percent of those surveyed and Clark, 47 percent.

Howard Dean, the onetime front-runner in the Democratic field, had a poorer showing against Bush, 45 percent to 52 percent for the incumbent.

The question of choice for president among likely voters had a sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The margin or error was different for other questions, as some questions were posed to likely voters, others to just Democrats and others to all adults surveyed.

Kerry was the overwhelming choice of registered Democrats for the presidential nomination. Support for Kerry as the Democratic nominee stood at 49 percent, compared to 14 percent for Dean and 13 percent for Edwards. The other Democratic candidates were in the single digits.

The poll showed Bush's job approval rating at 49 percent among all the adults surveyed, the first time since he became president that his job approval has dipped below 50 percent. A month ago his rating was at 60 percent, as he enjoyed a spike in approval after the capture of Saddam Hussein.

A majority of those polled now say they disapprove of Bush's handing of the economy, foreign affairs, the situation in Iraq and health care. The poll also showed the nation evenly divided -- 49 percent to 49 percent -- on the question of whether it was worth going to war in Iraq, marking the first time approval of the war has dropped below 50 percent.

However, a majority of those polled -- 54 percent -- said they do not believe Bush deliberately misled the country on whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, while 43 percent said they believe there was deception.

Despite the apparent rising fortunes of Democrats, the poll showed Bush enjoyed advantages over his rivals in several areas.

For example Bush was seen as a stronger leader than Kerry -- 53 percent to 39 percent --and, despite Kerry's military service in Vietnam, more patriotic than the senator from Massachusetts, 49 percent to 34 percent.

And,on the question of Iraq, more Americans trusted Bush than Kerry, 50 percent to 44 percent.

Ah, your googling skills are working, bravo!

What a topsy turvy day when devilette is posting news from Fox and Gary is posting news from CNN. I need a drink.

[Ban Hammer 14,301]

Fox' polls are generally quite questionable. I wouldn't make an exception for this one.

Nor am I. But I thought the right-wingers might enjoy it - they seem to think FauxNews is reputable...

just keep following that flock, dev.

Edited October 16, 2007 by charlesandnessa

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Gary C is the best!!

besides the others, but then he is close!

He cares alot about others, if caring for others means caring about yourself only!!