Rasmussen Reports: Clinton, Thompson Tied
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) tied with former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (R) in an Election 2008 match-up. Both candidates attract support from 45% of voters.
Given a Clinton-Thompson match-up, 5% of voters say they'd pull the lever for some other candidate and 4% are not sure.
The survey also found Clinton holding a four-point advantage over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R), 46% to 42%. In that match-up, 9% would prefer some other candidate and 3% are not sure.
The survey was conducted June 27-28, 2007, just before the July 4th holiday festivities began to unfold.
Compared to previous Rasmussen surveys of these matchups, conducted early in June, Clinton has lost a net five points against both Thompson and Romney. In May, Clinton led both of these GOP hopefuls by three points.
Clinton has consistently been atop the national polls for the Democratic Presidential nomination. She also leads solidly in New Hampshire, attracting more support from women than all the other candidates combined.
Among those seeking the Republican Presidential nomination, Thompson has recently vaulted to the top of the polls and holds a narrow lead over former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R). Romney is currently in a battle for third place with Arizona Senator John McCain (R) in the national polls, but Romney has a nine-point edge in New Hampshire.
Clinton, a truly national figure since 1992, is far and away the best known of all the Presidential candidates. Just about everybody has an opinion about the former First Lady and those opinions are more strongly felt than for other candidates. Overall, the number of voters with positive and negative feelings has remained roughly equal throughout the year—49% favorable and 48% unfavorable in the latest polling.
The number with a Very Favorable opinion has dipped slightly in recent months, but that's still higher than for any other candidate (though Fred Thompson is currently close at 19%). Thirty percent (30%) have a Very Unfavorable opinion of Clinton. That's more than ten points higher than any other current candidate (Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) tops Clinton in this category but does not currently seem likely to seek the GOP nomination in 2008).
Given a Clinton-Thompson match-up, 5% of voters say they'd pull the lever for some other candidate and 4% are not sure.
The survey also found Clinton holding a four-point advantage over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R), 46% to 42%. In that match-up, 9% would prefer some other candidate and 3% are not sure.
The survey was conducted June 27-28, 2007, just before the July 4th holiday festivities began to unfold.
Compared to previous Rasmussen surveys of these matchups, conducted early in June, Clinton has lost a net five points against both Thompson and Romney. In May, Clinton led both of these GOP hopefuls by three points.
Clinton has consistently been atop the national polls for the Democratic Presidential nomination. She also leads solidly in New Hampshire, attracting more support from women than all the other candidates combined.
Among those seeking the Republican Presidential nomination, Thompson has recently vaulted to the top of the polls and holds a narrow lead over former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R). Romney is currently in a battle for third place with Arizona Senator John McCain (R) in the national polls, but Romney has a nine-point edge in New Hampshire.
Clinton, a truly national figure since 1992, is far and away the best known of all the Presidential candidates. Just about everybody has an opinion about the former First Lady and those opinions are more strongly felt than for other candidates. Overall, the number of voters with positive and negative feelings has remained roughly equal throughout the year—49% favorable and 48% unfavorable in the latest polling.
The number with a Very Favorable opinion has dipped slightly in recent months, but that's still higher than for any other candidate (though Fred Thompson is currently close at 19%). Thirty percent (30%) have a Very Unfavorable opinion of Clinton. That's more than ten points higher than any other current candidate (Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) tops Clinton in this category but does not currently seem likely to seek the GOP nomination in 2008).
Labels: 2008 Presidential Race
posted by Mike McCarville @ 3:23 PM
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