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Survey of 1,000 Adults August 25-26, 2005
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August 28, 2005--In a hypothetical match-up for the 2008 Presidential Election, Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Condoleezza Rice by six percentage points--44% to 38%. Six months ago, Clinton was ahead by seven percentage points--47% to 40%. The Rasmussen Reports survey also found that the former First Lady leads the current First Lady by ten percentage points, 47% to 37%. Laura Bush has never held public office and never given any indication that she could ever be a candidate. Bush is viewed more favorably than either of the other women in this survey. Fifty-five percent (55%) have a favorable opinion of Laura Bush while just 27% hold an unfavorable opinion. For Condoleezza Rice, the numbers are 43% favorable and 33% unfavorable. Hillary Clinton is viewed favorably by 42% and unfavorably by 43%. The Hillary Meter has measured the New York Senator's efforts to move to the political center this year. Currently, 28% of Americans say they would definitely vote for her and 39% would definitely vote against. [More Below]
It is interesting to note that Laura Bush's favorable ratings dropped when the question is asked about her as a potential candidate. Last fall, while her husband was the candidate, 67% had a favorable opinion of the First Lady. A recent Rasmussen Reports survey found that 39% of Americans say now is the time to withdraw from Iraq. Forty-six percent (46%) say it is not. Thirty-five percent (35%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of anti-War protester Cindy Sheehan and 38% have an unfavorable view. When it comes to the overall War on Terror, confidence that the U.S. and its allies are winning has fallen to the lowest level ever. Demographic details available for Premium Members. Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. Rasmussen Reports was the nation's most accurate polling firm during the Presidential election and the only one to project both Bush and Kerry's vote total within half a percentage point of the actual outcome. During Election 2004, RasmussenReports.com was also the top-ranked public opinion research site on the web. We had twice as many visitors as our nearest competitor and nearly as many as all competitors combined. Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade. To keep up with our latest releases, be sure to visit the Rasmussen Reports Home Page.
The telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports August 25-26, 2005. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. 37% of survey respondents were Republican, 37% Democrat, and 26% unaffiliated (see Methodology) |
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