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Huckabee Gains on Hillary, Trails Obama in U.S.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is virtually tied with Republican Mike Huckabee in the early stages of the 2008 United States presidential election, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 46 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator, while 45 per cent would back the former Arkansas governor.
Support for Huckabee in this match-up increased by two points since early November, while backing for Rodham Clinton remained stable. In a separate contest, Huckabee trails Illinois senator Barack Obama by four points.
On Nov. 28, during a Republican debate, Huckabee jokingly discussed space exploration, saying, "I don’t know, but I’ll tell you what, if we do (expand the U.S. manned space program), I’ve got a few suggestions, and maybe Hillary could be on the first rocket to Mars."
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
Huckabee v. Rodham Clinton
|
Dec. 2 |
Nov. 4 |
Sept. 30 |
|
|
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) |
46% |
46% |
48% |
|
Mike Huckabee (R) |
45% |
43% |
40% |
Huckabee v. Obama
|
Dec. 2 |
Nov. 4 |
Sept. 30 |
|
|
Barack Obama (D) |
45% |
49% |
47% |
|
Mike Huckabee (R) |
41% |
38% |
38% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,200 likely American voters, conducted from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2007. Margin of error is 2.9 per cent.