A new Harris Poll conducted from March 6th to the 14th by Harris Interactive of 2,223 adults showed that a full 50% of respondents would not vote for Hillary Clinton for president, no matter the situation. An analysis, complete with all poll questions and responses, is here.This jives with polls that have been taken on the senator over the past few years that show her disapproval rating ranging from 46% to 49%. That's a very difficult number to overcome, and whatever Hillary is doing now isn't helping, apparently. If she tacks left, as she will have to in order to win the Democrat presidential nomination, her overall disapproval rating will climb. And when she tacks to the right after winning the nomination (if she does), it will seem fake to the majority of the nation -- and her liberal base will desert her.
At that point she'll be relying not on herself but on the media to destroy her Republican opponent, giving the voters the "lesser of two evils" option. As most of the Democrat media is already bought and paid for by the Clintons, this is probably what Hillary hopes for, with numbers like these.
Unlike her husband Bill, Hillary is just not likable. It has nothing to do with being a woman, although for the most part she does remind men of their mothers-in-law, and women of the chicks that back-stabbed them on the way to the top. She lies continuously, to the point where it is difficult if not impossible for her media friends to hide it or cover for her anymore. Hence you now have another media darling, Barack Obama -- and the Clintons are seething.
Gone are the days when a candidate like Richard Nixon could get elected despite being unlikable. Unfortunately for Hillary, her husband ushered in a new era in presidential politics: electability being charisma and likability more than substance. It's always been that way to a certain extent. But never more so than today. That's one of the reasons why I don't think that the two current leaders on the Republican side, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani, will make it to the end -- although Rudy, even with his baggage, is more likely to than McCain.
On the Democrat side, however, the more the campaigns seem to develop, the more it seems like the past few years has been a political and financial chess match for the Clintons against everyone else, with Hillary the predestined winner.
But what about the rest of the country?
Reader Comments ( Page 4 of 4)
46. MIKE 9 & 10
I READ YOUR UNEDUCATED COMMENTS ABOUT SENATOR CLINTON AND SENATOR TED KENNEDY IN DRAG. MAYBE
YOU ARE THINKING OF YOUR BUDDIES COULTER AND GIULANI. I KNOW YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH
YOUR LAST VOTE. THAT WAS BAD, HUH?
FRIEND OF THE CLINTONS, ALWAYS.
CHUCK
chuck at 4:44AM on Apr 10th 2007
47. JON 20 & 21
I READ YOUR TRASHING OF MRS CLINTON AND HOW YOU HAVE YOUR BAGS PACKED AND YOU WILL BE MOVING TO
CANADA. YOUR LAST VOTE IS NOT DOING WELL, HUH?DON'T MOVE TO CANADA JON, THEY DON'T WANT YOU
THERE EITHER. THINK ABOUT HOW RIDICULOUS YOU
ARE.
FRIEND OF THE CLINTONS, ALWAYS.
CHUCK
chuck at 5:02AM on Apr 10th 2007
48. KYLE BAXTER 37 & 41
I READ YOUR TRASHING OF MRS CLINTON AND IT SOUNDS
LIKE YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE COMING TO TERMS WITH
YOUR LAST VOTE. A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO VOTED LIKE
YOU ARE ALSO IN DENIAL. YOU SAID NO ONE IN THEIR
RIGHT MIND WOULD VOTE FOR MRS CLINTON. EXACTLY
WHAT WAS YOUR FRAME OF MIND ON YOUR LAST VOTE.
NOT GOOD, HUH? THINGS WILL GET BETTER FOR YOU
AS SOON AS MRS CLINTON IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
KEEP THE FAITH MY FRIEND.
FRIEND OF THE CLINTONS, ALWAYS.
CHUCK
chuck at 5:21AM on Apr 10th 2007
49. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY E-MAIL?
CHUCK
chuck at 5:20AM on Apr 10th 2007
50. GO MRS CLINTON.
YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP
THIS COUNTRY NEEDS YOU MORE THAN EVER. MOST PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND YOUR VOTE WAS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENCY. YOU LIKE MANY OF US RESPECTED THAT OFFICE AND DID NOT THINK ANYONE WOULD ABUSE IT.
YOU HAVE BEEN THERE AND SEEN HOW IMPORTANT THE
AUTHORITY IS FOR THAT OFFICE. THE OTHERS RUNNING
FOR THAT OFFICE DON'T UNDERSTAND. SOME VOTERS
NEED TO BE EDUCATED ON THAT.
GOOD LUCK MRS CLINTON.
YOUR FRIEND ALWAYS.
CHUCK
chuck at 6:42AM on Apr 10th 2007
51. pelosi is a good example of what Hillary would be like. Hillary has to run to rutegers to see if she can 'mother' the basketball team into getting votes, can't take the heat from obama, gotta show she's not a racist.Dog catcher would be to good of a job for her. Fake, phony, thru and thru. Still waiting to see how her and Bill handle sandy Berger case, and eventually it will come out, connected, yes, more people than i think so.I wouldn't vote for her for any position, not to be trusted.
jane at 10:29PM on Apr 12th 2007
52. You know, Hillary has already run for ,won, and served in the Oval Office. Was she not one of the better First Ladies?(forgive me Jackie)Why do we not think she has a chance? Is it because there has never been a Woman President? Wrong ladies and gents, If it had not been for the First Ladies of America, dating back to the times of our forefathers, there may not have been so many great Presidents! Have we never heard the addige " Behind every Great man there is an even Greater woman?"
I believe there is a time in the great scheme of things that we must put away our stimas, and take a plunge to a new and better tomarrow!
Who's to say, the next time time a woman runs for office, that its not your daughter, grandaughter, niece? Have fun with that, telling them that they will never succed, or if they do its because of whom they are married too! Have fun!
I will vote for Hillary, and hope for the best.
Stephanie at 5:06PM on May 1st 2007