Great! … for Sen. Clinton.
More than 4 of 10 voters (44 percent) think another Clinton presidency is inevitable, which is almost four times as many as see Republican Rudy Giuliani winning the White House (12 percent), according to a newly released FOX News poll.
Not only do 61 percent of Democrats believe Clinton will be the next president, but also 25 percent of Republicans and 45 percent of independents.
“These results suggest there is a growing sense of inevitability to a ‘Clinton II’ presidency — which is also reflected in the rhetoric of Republican presidential contenders who focus almost exclusively on Clinton as their general election target,” commented Ernest Paicopolos, principal of Opinion Dynamics.
In addition, more people think Clinton is “very” qualified to be president than any of the other top contenders. Setting aside how they would vote, nearly half of Americans (47 percent) say they think Clinton is “very” qualified, followed by John McCain at 34 percent, Giuliani at 32 percent, Barack Obama at 23 percent, and Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson both at 16 percent.
One of the things this shows to me is that the Clinton campaigns plan to run as “inevitable” is working, so far. As a friend and I joke, Mark Penn seems to always be saying “Why are we bothering with this primary, and the election? Let’s just skip to her swearing in and get it over with.” I can’t help to think that the GOP obsession with her on display during the Republican debate this week can only help to make her seem like she’s already the winner.
UPDATE: It’s unfortunate that some of my fellow liberal bloggers allow blind dislike to obscure competent campaign techniques. God forbid we try that, we might win or something.
The right has attacked Hillary Clinton so much that as long as she doesn’t eat a baby on live TV, she looks good by comparison. This is helping her a lot and will be a key reason if she wins in ‘08.
Well… Ms. Clinton was wrong on the AUMF, and she seems to be a tad in the pockets of the corporatists.
I can’t support her in the primaries.
That said– if she gets the nomination, she gets my vote, my money, and my work. Period.
AND– somewhat off-topic– she’s really hot.
She’s a strong, smart, mature woman who knows what she’s about.
Ollie my boy, you can have Beyonce and Jessica Alba– they’re really cute young girls.
Hillary Clinton is one fine-ass woman.
Renko
AND– somewhat off-topic– she’s really hot
Okay, that’s where ya lost me.
What can I say, Duros– I’m a grandfather.
Renko