Democrats see Clinton as strongest, most experienced leader

Slimdust · 08-14-2007, 01:01 PM

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(CNN) -- Potential Democratic primary voters see Sen. Hillary Clinton as more experienced and a stronger leader than her major rivals for the 2008 Democratic nomination, according to a poll released Monday.

Sen. Hillary Clinton is considered the most electable Democratic candidate, according to a recent poll.

Clinton is also viewed as the most electable candidate and the one most likely to bring change to the country, according to the results of the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll.

However, Clinton did not score as high when registered Democrats were asked which of the candidates is the most likable and the most honest, the poll showed. And a quarter of those polled don't think she can beat the Republican standard-bearer in the general election if she gets her party's nod.

Asked which of the candidates in the race has the best experience to be president, Clinton was the choice of 59 percent, compared to 11 percent for former Sen. John Edwards and just 9 percent for Sen. Barack Obama, who is now running second to Clinton in national polls.

The poll's sampling error was plus or minus 5 percentage points.

When asked to pick the strongest leader, Clinton again scored far ahead of her rivals, at 47 percent, compared with 22 percent for Obama and 13 percent for Edwards. She also came out on top when voters were asked who is most qualified to be commander-in-chief, with 46 percent saying Clinton, 15 percent Obama and 13 percent Edwards.

Despite Obama's concerted efforts to portray himself as the agent of change, 40 percent of poll respondents thought Clinton is the candidate most likely to bring change, compared with 27 percent for Obama and 15 percent for Edwards.

However, the poll found Clinton and Obama are neck-and-neck when it comes to which candidate is the most likable, with 34 percent picking Obama and 31 percent Clinton. Edwards was at 19 percent

This may be a very sad election...

Griff0rd · 08-14-2007, 01:19 PM

Yeah I thought it was Bill at first... and I may have been ok with that. But Hillary... not so much

barfly467 · 08-14-2007, 01:52 PM

You know she is getting the nomination, but people saying they will vote for her and actual votes for her are two different things. Yeah this election does not excite me at all. The only thing I am looking forward to is the Daily Show.

Dakstang · 08-14-2007, 02:11 PM

This is a good think for Republicans.

No way Hillary will win the Presidency.

barfly467 · 08-14-2007, 02:16 PM

As much as I hate to agree with you, you are totally right, four more years of hell, here we come.

Dakstang · 08-14-2007, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by barfly467

As much as I hate to agree with you, you are totally right, four more years of hell, here we come.

It really depends on who the Republicans nominate. I think that Ron Paul is a great candidate but he doesn't even get mentioned on t.v. so he has no chance. Fred Thompson would be my next choice and he actually has a chance. John McCain would be my third choice and he has a decent chance.

So if we get either of those three, I would feel good about it.

barfly467 · 08-14-2007, 02:23 PM

Isn't McCain low on the dinero? It almost looks like they are not even considering him now. I am gonna listen to the Republican debates this year though. I need to see some strong canadate somewhere. (And I am pretty pro democrat)

Dakstang · 08-14-2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by barfly467

Isn't McCain low on the dinero? It almost looks like they are not even considering him now. I am gonna listen to the Republican debates this year though. I need to see some strong canadate somewhere. (And I am pretty pro democrat)

It seems that Mitt Romney has the most cash of all the Republicans.

I haven't heard anything about McCain being low on funds. That would surprise me though since he is the most well known of all the Republican candidates.

Griff0rd · 08-14-2007, 03:53 PM

To me it is going to depend on who gets the nomination,cause you'll never completely agree with either side unless you are a mindless drone. But I really don't favor much on Mrs. Clinton, so 10-1 my vote will go to the republicans or will get wasted on the ind.

Suntan Superman · 08-14-2007, 05:52 PM

I might just flee to Canberra after the way Bush ran this country, the only person I'd vote for is Obama, and he ain't gonna beat that stupid <insert comments="" here=""><insert more="" comments="" here=""><insert bewildered="" statement="" about="" her="" here=""><insert my="" utter="" distaste="" what="" she="" stands="" for="" here=""><note this="" isn="" t="" a="" sex="" issue="">[insert comment here] [insert another comment here] [insert bewildered statement here] [insert utter distaste for her stances here] [insert fact that this is not sexism here]Hillary Clinton.</note></insert></insert></insert></insert>

08-14-2007, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
barfly467 Senior Monk Status: Offline Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pismo Beach, Ca Posts: 1,290 vBookie Cash: 1327 Rep Power: 6 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 13^th	Re: Democrats see Clinton as strongest, most experienced leader You know she is getting the nomination, but people saying they will vote for her and actual votes for her are two different things. Yeah this election does not excite me at all. The only thing I am looking forward to is the Daily Show.

08-14-2007, 02:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
barfly467 Senior Monk Status: Offline Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pismo Beach, Ca Posts: 1,290 vBookie Cash: 1327 Rep Power: 6 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 13^th	Re: Democrats see Clinton as strongest, most experienced leader As much as I hate to agree with you, you are totally right, four more years of hell, here we come.

08-14-2007, 02:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
barfly467 Senior Monk Status: Offline Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pismo Beach, Ca Posts: 1,290 vBookie Cash: 1327 Rep Power: 6 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 13^th	Re: Democrats see Clinton as strongest, most experienced leader Isn't McCain low on the dinero? It almost looks like they are not even considering him now. I am gonna listen to the Republican debates this year though. I need to see some strong canadate somewhere. (And I am pretty pro democrat)

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