She seems so far ahead of the Republicans and I don't see Obama overtaking her prior to the primary. When Obama's supporters jump ship to her camp, won't that just seal the deal?
2007-07-05 01:55:02 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
She still needs to win the nomination. If she does it is very likely the Republican candidate will be elected.
2007-07-05 01:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 7 · 4⤊ 4⤋
You have got that right, The republicans in all reality dont have a chance in the 2008 election, considering that most of the republicans that voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004, are finally seeing the light as to the corrupt ways that this administration has done.
And most of them are now against Bush, and they are going to take it out on whoever does get the republican nomination by voting democratic.
Obama has raised more money that Clinton, but she is still way in the lead, this is going to be an interesting election, Hillary has made a name for herself as a former First Lady and a 2 term senator, Obama is still in his first term, and people are going to take that into consideration.
And I have been told by alot of people that they are going to vote for Hillary just to get Bill back in the White House, that Hillary will go to him for advice on anything that she might need consultation on.
The only thing that might hurt Hillary now since Bill is on tour campaigning with her, Is if he overshadows her. Otherwise we will have a Clinton in the White House again on Jan 20th, 2009.
2007-07-05 02:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by marvinlhardy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The primary, yes. The election, no. She will have a hard time winning the general election with her negatives. Although here husband is a brilliant political player, if you look at his election results, he only got at best 46% of the vote. Without Perot in there to pull votes from his opponents he probably would not have won.
It remains to be seen if a third party candidate can be found to act as spoiler to allow Hillary to squeak by. I see that Michael Bloomberg is already gearing up to run as an independent. He will probably run if Rudy looks likely to take the republican nomination.
You see, even though NY City is a largely liberal democrat mecca, the rest of NY State is not. Add to the fact that many Manhattan liberals remember how glad they were that Rudy was mayor on 9/11 and Hillary is in danger of not carring her home state. Bloomberg will be there to hurt Rudy's chances with anti-Hillary New Yorkers.
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2007-07-05 02:06:51 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This election will be interesting to say the least. We havent had a truly republican president since the 80's, and most of the democrats have been kept in check by a more conservative congress. Guliani is a centrist, kind of like Bill Clinton, and I think the public will flock to him more than to Hillary. She is trying to play the "middle America" role, but most thinking voters see past that and realize she is a leftist. Either way, America is moving left as will be expected as the population and competition for resources grow.
2007-07-05 02:07:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jump Ship? Hmmm that truly shows how much honor some people have. The deal you are referring to sealing is
Upholding the Constitution and Protecting the Republic that we all live in correct ? Unless you want total Socialism I think you need to look at some other Statesmen running for Office not a Scary Senator.
2007-07-05 02:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by True Statesman 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not so sure Obama will be that easy to overcome, and as for the republicans it depends greatly on who runs against her. The only sure thing for Hilary would be John McCain, who conservatives just don't trust. Rudy G isn't trusted either but at least we know where he more or less stands. Fred Thompson would be a huge problem for Hilary. She can't out-debate him, and if he runs as a Reaganite (which he would be smart to do) she'll essentially have to ask Americans to vote for Clinton-flavored Socialism over Reagan-brand Conservatism. A tough sell indeed.
2007-07-05 02:02:01 · answer #6 · answered by John L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not believe that Hillary Clinton has any chance of winning a two-candidate race because the base of voters who are stridently opposed to her policies is far too high for her to gain the majority of the electoral college votes.
Eventually, the shrill, partisan personality and leftist ideals will cost her the moderate voters she needs to overcome the hardened 40+ percent of voters who will never vote for her.
Of course, if an independent conservative candidate can enter the race and funnel off Republican votes she's in just like Bill.
2007-07-05 02:44:50 · answer #7 · answered by Scott M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From all the media hype she has been getting, then yes. It's still quite a long way till the general election, and it is not necessarily a good thing to have a very early lead in the polls, and with other candidates biding their time, fortunes can reverse. Just ask Howard Dean.
2007-07-05 02:03:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you kidding? The lastest polls indicate that 52% of the population would not vote for her under any circumstances. These are registered voters that said that! She has no chance of being elected. If the Dems want a shot at the White House, they need to come up with a viable candidate and soon. Obama is not the answer either.
2007-07-05 02:09:11 · answer #9 · answered by booman17 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Oh I hope not...Obama and Hillary are not great candidates in a national election. But never count out the Clintons!
2007-07-05 01:58:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The numbers that are given are usually for a candidate's support in each party. I have not seen any polls that state which candidate is leading overall. I think its a 50/50 shot for her right now, but I expect her support to waiver in lieu of her past scandals being brought back up.
2007-07-05 02:02:19 · answer #11 · answered by civil_av8r 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋