Electability and Hillary Clinton
By Douglas Schoen
Probably the most frequently asked question about Hillary Clinton's candidacy for President is can she win the general election with an unfavorable rating above 45%? The conventional wisdom has been that it will be very difficult, but newly released data from Rasmussen Reports suggests that she may well be a more formidable candidate than many commentators and pundits believe. First, it is important to note that all the Democrats have negative ratings in excess of 40%. To be sure, Senator Clinton's at 49% is slightly higher than Senator Obama (45%) and Senator Edwards (41%).
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