If Senator Hillary Clinton runs for President in 2008, just 26% of Americans say they would definitely vote for her. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 41% would definitely vote against the former First Lady.
Those are the weakest numbers recorded during any of the five Hillary Meter surveys. Two weeks ago, those figures were 30% definitely for and 37% definitely against.
The fourth edition of the Rasmussen Reports Hillary Meter confirms that the former First Lady has successfully moderated her image since the beginning of 2005.
Today's Hillary Meter shows that perceptions of the New York Senator have inched back to the right over the past two weeks.
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans now believe New York Senator Hillary Clinton is politically liberal. That's down from 47% two weeks ago, unchanged from 43% a month ago, but down from 51% in late January.
Today's Hillary Meter shows that perceptions of the New York Senator have moved four points to the left over the past two weeks.
Sixty-three percent (63%) of Americans say it is somewhat or very likely that Senator Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee in 2008.
With this in mind, Rasmussen Reports is launching the Hillary Meter--a twice monthly measure of Senator Hillary Clinton's effort to move to the political center. For as long as the former First Lady is a viable candidate for the White House, we will continue to monitor public perceptions of her political ideology.
This is "not the result of a single election which the Republicans won by three percentage points. President Bush is in a position to close a sale with American voters that was first proposed by Ronald Reagan a generation ago... Republicans have gained ground in Congress under four of the last five Presidents."
President George W. Bush won the popular vote on November 2 by a 50.7% to 48.2% margin over Senator John Kerry. The final Rasmussen Reports projection had shown the President winning 50.2% to 48.5%.
If the next Presidential Election were held today, 46% of voters would vote for a generic Republican candidate over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 39% of voters would cast their ballot for Senator Clinton.
Heading into the Christmas holiday season, 41% of American voters say President George W. Bush is doing a good or excellent job handling the economy.
The final, certified, results of Election 2004 show that President George W. Bush received 50.7% of the vote while Senator John Kerry earned 48.3%. Those figures are very close to the final Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll. We projected the President would win 50.2% to 48.5%.
The final, certified, results of Election 2004 show that President George W. Bush received 50.7% of the vote while Senator John Kerry earned 48.3%. Those figures are very close to the final Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll. We projected the President would win 50.2% to 48.5%.
Three weeks following the battle for Fallujah, 44% voters rate President Bush's handling of the situation in Iraq good or excellent while 41% say he is doing a poor job in this area. That's unchanged from a week ago.
Forty-two percent (42%) of Democrats say New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the party's strongest Presidential candidate in 2008.
Half (51%) of the nation's Democrats say it would be best for their party to nominate a more centrist candidate in 2008.
Fifty-five percent (55%) of voters say that the same sex marriage issue was somewhat or very important in their voting decision last Tuesday. This includes 34% who deemed the issue "very important."
Forty-one percent (41%) of voters said that National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror were the most important in determining their vote.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters support the President's approach that would allow workers invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in personal retirement accounts. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 34% are opposed.
Throughout the campaign Rasmussen Reports projected the results of the Presidential campaign in 27 individual states.
Heading into Election Day, George W. Bush has the lead in states with 222 Electoral Votes while John Kerry leads in states with 186. Eleven states with 130 Electoral Votes remain in the Toss-Up column.
Data from 269 days of Rasmussen Reports Tracking Polls provides a reminder of just how close the campaign has been all year... and for how long it has been so painfully close.
