(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has extended her lead over Republican Rudy Giuliani in a prospective head-to-head United States presidential contest, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 51 per cent of respondents would support the New York senator in next year’s election, while 43 per cent would vote for the former New York City mayor.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has extended her lead over Republican Rudy Giuliani in a prospective head-to-head United States presidential contest, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 51 per cent of respondents would support the New York senator in next year’s election, while 43 per cent would vote for the former New York City mayor.
Support for Rodham Clinton in this match-up increased by two points since September, while backing for Giuliani fell by four points.
On Oct. 6, Giuliani criticized Rodham Clinton, saying, "We’re dealing with a level of ambiguity that I don’t believe is a good sign in a would-be commander in chief in a time of war. (…) If you listen to Democrats and some people in the press, the whole reason we’re in Iraq is to figure out how to withdraw. That’s all they talk about. I don’t know if they realize how counterproductive that is. I don’t know if they realize how strategically irresponsible that is."
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican George W. Bush earned a second term after securing 286 electoral votes from 31 states. Democratic nominee John Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
If the 2008 presidential election were being held today and the candidates were Rudy Giuliani, the Republican, and Hillary Clinton, the Democrat, for whom would you vote?
|
Sept. 2007 |
Jan. 2007 |
|
|
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) |
51% |
49% |
|
Rudy Giuliani (R) |
43% |
47% |
|
Neither |
3% |
2% |
|
Won’t vote |
2% |
– |
|
Unsure |
– |
1% |
Source: TNS / Washington Post / ABC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,114 American adults, conducted from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
