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  • Wednesday, January 31, 2007

    Survey says...!

    From the National Journal:

    GALLUP: HRC May Not Be Liked The Most, But Can Lead The Best

    Conducted 1/25-28; surveyed 1008 adults; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 1/31). Subsample of 504 Dems/Dem leaners; margin of error +/- 5%. Party ID breakdown: 37%D, 32%R, 30%I. Tested: Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL), and ex-Sen. John Edwards (D-NC).

    Who ___? 
    (Dems/Dem leaners only) 
                                                Clinton Edwards Obama 
    Is the best public speaker                    41%     11%     44% 
    Is the most likeable                          31      24      41 
    Is the most qualified to be pres.             61      21      13 
    Has best chance of winning the Dem nod        58      22      16 
    Has best chance of beating the GOP nominee    44      27      21 
    Would run the most positive campaign          36      22      39 
    Would perform the best in debates             57      10      29 
    Has the highest ethical standards             28      24      39 
    Would work the best with Congress             46      25      25 
    Would do the most to unite the country        33      21      41 
    Would manage the gov't most effectively       53      21      21 
    Would be the best in a crisis                 54      20      20 
    Best understands the problems faced by 
    ordinary Americans                            36      20      40 
    Would be respected most by leaders of 
    other countries                               37      28      31 
    Is the strongest leader                       59      15      22 
     
    Who would do the best job on ___ as pres.? 
    (Dems and Dem leaners only) 
    Terr.                                         49%     21%     23% 
    Economy                                       57      19      19 
    Situation in Iraq                             47      19      26 
    Education                                     63      10      24 
    Health care                                   67      13      17 
    Moral values issues                           32      26      37 
    Taxes                                         44      23      27 
    Relations with other countries                45      19      33 
    Energy and the enviro                         52      21      21 
    Crime                                         42      21      28 

    Interesting, eh? If nothing else, it shows that someone believes Clinton, Edwards and Obama to be the front-runners for the Democratic nomination... or else that these are the only three with any kind of name-recognition. Poor Edwards... he doesn't even win the "best understands the problems faced by ordinary Americans" category -- and isn't that kinda the basis of his platform?

    I guess Yale beats Harvard Law.

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