Most Americans (56%) say it is somewhat or very likely that Senator Hillary Clinton will be the 2008 Presidential Nominee for the Democrats. While that's still enough to grant her front-runner status, that's down eight points from 64% two weeks ago.
Just 24% now say the former First Lady is "very likely" to win the nomination. That's down from 33% two weeks ago and is the lowest level recorded all year by Rasmussen Reports. (review trends).
Perceptions of Senator Hillary Clinton have inched a bit further to the right over the past month. Just 42% of Americans now view the former First Lady as politically liberal. That is the smallest percentage ever to view the nation's most visible Democrat as liberal.
Two weeks ago, 43% viewed Hillary as left of center politically. This is the first time all year that her liberal rating has fallen below 45% in consecutive surveys (review trends).
Hillary Clinton has allied herself with the moderate Democratic Leadership Council and rumors abound that she will vote to confirm John Roberts for the Supreme Court. But, her image is so firmly entrenched that there is little movement in the latest edition of the Hillary Meter (review trends).
Ideologically, there is little change in perceptions of New York's junior Senator compared to recent surveys. Forty-three percent (43%) believe that she is politically liberal. That's down from 45% two weeks ago and 51% in January.
The latest edition of the Hillary Meter finds that 35% of Americans will definitely vote against Hillary Clinton if she runs for President in 2008. That's down from 39% two weeks ago and 36% four weeks ago.
For the fourth time in the last five Hillary Meter surveys, 30% say the would definitely vote for the former First Lady (review trends for all Hillary Meter questions).
The latest edition of the Hillary Meter finds that the number of people expecting New York's Senator to win the Democratic Presidential nomination has jumped to 64%, the highest level yet recorded (review trends for all Hillary Meter questions)
If Senator Hillary Clinton runs for President in 2008, 30% of Americans say they would definitely vote for her. A Rasmussen Reports survey also found that 36% would definitely vote against the former First Lady.
Those numbers represent an improvement compared to two weeks ago for Clinton. They are back in line with most of the earlier Hillary Meter surveys.
If Senator Hillary Clinton runs for President in 2008, just 26% of Americans say they would definitely vote for her. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 41% would definitely vote against the former First Lady.
Those are the weakest numbers recorded during any of the five Hillary Meter surveys. Two weeks ago, those figures were 30% definitely for and 37% definitely against.
The fourth edition of the Rasmussen Reports Hillary Meter confirms that the former First Lady has successfully moderated her image since the beginning of 2005.
Today's Hillary Meter shows that perceptions of the New York Senator have inched back to the right over the past two weeks.
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans now believe New York Senator Hillary Clinton is politically liberal. That's down from 47% two weeks ago, unchanged from 43% a month ago, but down from 51% in late January.
Today's Hillary Meter shows that perceptions of the New York Senator have moved four points to the left over the past two weeks.
Sixty-three percent (63%) of Americans say it is somewhat or very likely that Senator Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee in 2008.
With this in mind, Rasmussen Reports is launching the Hillary Meter--a twice monthly measure of Senator Hillary Clinton's effort to move to the political center. For as long as the former First Lady is a viable candidate for the White House, we will continue to monitor public perceptions of her political ideology.
The outlook on employment conditions among U.S. workers grew more positive in January as the Hudson Employment IndexSM, rose 2.6 points to 106.2. The upward move reflects greater optimism about personal finances, higher job satisfaction and fewer concerns about job cuts.
This is "not the result of a single election which the Republicans won by three percentage points. President Bush is in a position to close a sale with American voters that was first proposed by Ronald Reagan a generation ago... Republicans have gained ground in Congress under four of the last five Presidents."
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of American Investors say their personal investment portfolios are worth more today than they were a year ago. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 25% of Investors believe their portfolios declined in value.
During 2004, for the first time ever, the Rasmussen Consumer Index stayed above the 100 mark all year. The Index reached its all time high of 127.0 during the first week of the year, fell to a low of 104.6 in May, and closed the year at 114.2.
The Hudson Employment IndexSM climbed to 103.4 from 100.1 in December, reflecting a substantial increase in the confidence of U.S. workers.
President George W. Bush won the popular vote on November 2 by a 50.7% to 48.2% margin over Senator John Kerry. The final Rasmussen Reports projection had shown the President winning 50.2% to 48.5%.
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Americans expect 2005 to be a good year. This includes 17% who expect an excellent year and 8% who think it will be one of the best ever. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 24% believe 2005 will be just a "fair" year while 15% expect it to be poor.
On the day before Christmas, 90% of Americans now say their holiday shopping is finished or almost finished for 2004. That's up from 74% earlier in the week and 54% just two weeks ago. At Thanksgiving, just 24% were that far along.
With four days to go until Christmas, 74% of Americans now say their holiday shopping is finished or almost finished for 2004. That's up from 54% just over a week ago. At Thanksgiving, just 24% were that far along.
