Rudy Tops Hillary Again
From Yahoo News:
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is maintaining big leads over potential Republican re-election opponents but would not fare as well among New York voters if she were to face former New York City Mayor Rudolp Giuliani in a 2008 presidential race, pollsters reported Monday.
The poll, by Siena College's Research Institute, found the Republican Giuliani leading the former first lady 48 percent to 42 percent among registered voters asked about a hypothetical 2008 presidential matchup. The poll has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
posted by Kavon W. Nikrad @ 5:43 PM
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Here's the link to the Siena poll:
http://www.siena.edu/sri/results/2006/06_Aug_NYPoll.htm
In prospective 2008 presidential races, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Senator John McCain would both beat either Senator Hillary Clinton or former Vice President Al Gore. Giuliani beats Clinton 48-42 percent and Gore 48-44 percent. McCain tops Clinton 46-42 percent and Gore 47-44 percent.
“Two formidable Republicans have the early edge over two heavyweight Democrats in what has long been seen as one of the ‘bluest’ states in the nation,” said Steven Greenberg, spokesman for the Siena New York Poll. “And the fact that Gore does better than Hillary against either Rudy or McCain will certainly put the pressure on New York’s junior senator to try and run up a big victory in her re-election battle this fall.”
I think you miss the major revelation in this poll. Yes, Rudy is polling 48-42 vs. Hillary in NY where he was mayor for 11 years. But shockingly, the more conservative (pro-life) John McCain is at 46-42 against Hillary. To me this shows that McCain is actually in a far better position than Rudy is.
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