Clinton's personal popularity drops to new low

[Darth Wong]

From here

Poll: Clinton's negatives reach new high

(CNN) – The increasingly charged Democratic race for the White House appears to be hurting Hillary Clinton significantly more than Barack Obama, a just-released poll suggests.

According to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, the New York senator's personal approval rating has dropped markedly, and those that hold a negative view of her have reached 48 percent — the highest in that poll since March 2001. Just 37 percent now have a positive view of Clinton — down from 45 percent two weeks ago.

The new poll comes at the end of one of the most hostile months in the Democratic presidential primary race, during which surrogates for both campaigns resigned after uttering controversial statements, and controversy swirled around Obama over past statements by his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright.

But despite fears by some of Obama's backers that the Wright controversy would take a toll on the Illinois senator and his presidential hopes, the new poll shows his approval rating has remained virtually unchanged at 49 percent. Only 32 percent of Americans give him a negative approval rating.

Meanwhile, in head-to-head matchups Clinton and Obama remain deadlocked for the nomination, each drawing 45 percent among Democratic voters. Both are also statistically tied with John McCain in matchups: Clinton is two points behind the Arizona senator while Obama is two points ahead — both within the poll’s margin of error of 4 percentage points.

But don't worry, she's the one who's "ready to lead from day one" and who is "electable" because she is "the one who can beat John McCain", right?

[General Zod]

I like the way they keep harping on the "Wright controversy" as if it's somehow supposed to be relevant anymore.

[Darth Wong]

I like the way they keep harping on the "Wright controversy" as if it's somehow supposed to be relevant anymore.

I also like the way journalists and politicians who are desperate for negative stories try to "link" their targets to problems rather than identifying anything they've done or said wrong themselves.

[Illuminatus Primus]

From here

Poll: Clinton's negatives reach new high

(CNN) – The increasingly charged Democratic race for the White House appears to be hurting Hillary Clinton significantly more than Barack Obama, a just-released poll suggests.

According to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, the New York senator's personal approval rating has dropped markedly, and those that hold a negative view of her have reached 48 percent — the highest in that poll since March 2001. Just 37 percent now have a positive view of Clinton — down from 45 percent two weeks ago.

The new poll comes at the end of one of the most hostile months in the Democratic presidential primary race, during which surrogates for both campaigns resigned after uttering controversial statements, and controversy swirled around Obama over past statements by his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright.

But despite fears by some of Obama's backers that the Wright controversy would take a toll on the Illinois senator and his presidential hopes, the new poll shows his approval rating has remained virtually unchanged at 49 percent. Only 32 percent of Americans give him a negative approval rating.

Meanwhile, in head-to-head matchups Clinton and Obama remain deadlocked for the nomination, each drawing 45 percent among Democratic voters. Both are also statistically tied with John McCain in matchups: Clinton is two points behind the Arizona senator while Obama is two points ahead — both within the poll’s margin of error of 4 percentage points.

But don't worry, she's the one who's "ready to lead from day one" and who is "electable" because she is "the one who can beat John McCain", right?

Dead heat in Democrat polls; of course they can't say that its impossible for her to win without backroom politicking overriding the gross popular vote, the pledged delegate count, and the states' won figure.

[Glocksman]

The theory behind negative campaigning is that if it works, it'll increase your negatives but it'll increase your opponent's negatives even faster.

In this case it doesn't look like it's working.
Keep throwing mud, Hillary.

[Qwerty 42]

Is this the first poll released since Obama's speech? Looks like he's stoppered the controversy, at least.

[Rogue 9]

[quote="General Zod"]I like the way they keep harping on the "Wright controversy" as if it's somehow supposed to be relevant anymore.[/quote
You know, I still don't know what the fuck he said; all I hear is the newsies talking about it.

[The Spartan]

I like the way they keep harping on the "Wright controversy" as if it's somehow supposed to be relevant anymore.

You know, I still don't know what the fuck he said; all I hear is the newsies talking about it.

Something to the effect of "God bless America? No, God damn America for treating it's people as second class citizens!"

This is, of course, far more horrible than saying that everything bad that happens is God's punishment for allowing homosexuals, etc. to exist like the religious assholes who support McCain. But why quibble over minutiae like that? After all a black man is starting to get uppity.

[Ma Deuce]

I remember back in January a poll that showed Hillary was the most popular candidate in Canada and Western Europe. I wonder how those numbers are looking now?

[Pablo Sanchez]

I remember back in January a poll that showed Hillary was the most popular candidate in Canada and Western Europe. I wonder how those numbers are looking now?

That can pretty much be assigned to the fact that they had heard of Hillary Clinton from when she was first lady, and they had only just started to hear about people aside from her. I remember reading that the Iowa Caucus returns came as a great surprise to European news audiences.

[pucky18]

I remember back in January a poll that showed Hillary was the most popular candidate in Canada and Western Europe.

Where would one find a similar, but current poll?

[Durandal]

The theory behind negative campaigning is that if it works, it'll increase your negatives but it'll increase your opponent's negatives even faster.

In this case it doesn't look like it's working.
Keep throwing mud, Hillary.

Thing is, a campaign like Obama's is exactly the kind of campaign you don't want to go negative against because it's so damn well-organized. Every attack Hillary makes against Obama is met with a reasoned, level-headed response and critique that same day. If how a person campaigns is any indication of how he'll govern, Obama's clearly the better choice.