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Hillary Trails McCain, Beats Romney in 2008
(ARGM) - Republican John McCain holds the upper hand in a United States presidential contest against Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a poll by Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times. 50 per cent of respondents would vote for the Arizona senator, while 36 per cent would support the New York senator.
In a contest pitting Rodham Clinton against Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, the Democrat holds a six-point advantage.
Rodham Clinton—a former first lady—has served in the U.S. Senate since 2001. On Nov. 7, she earned a new six-year term in the upper house, defeating former Yonkers mayor John Spencer with 67 per cent of all cast ballots.
Earlier this month, former Republican House majority leader Tom Delay said Rodham Clinton would win the 2008 election, saying, "Hillary will be the next president of the United States because they have built a coalition." Delay said Rodham Clinton would probably choose Illinois senator Barack Obama as her running mate.
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
Possible match-ups - 2008 U.S. presidential election
John McCain (R) 50% - 36% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Mitt Romney (R) 36% - 42% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Source: Bloomberg / Los Angeles Times
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,489 American adults, conducted from Dec. 8 to Dec. 11, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.