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Gore More Liberal Than Hillary For Americans

August 23, 2006

- Adults in the United States hold similar views on two prospective Democratic presidential nominees, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 55 per cent of respondents consider former vice-president Al Gore as liberal, and 46 per cent feel the same way about New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Gore served as vice-president under Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. He lost the 2000 presidential election against Republican George W. Bush, after weeks of recounts and court injunctions in Florida concluded in a 537-vote victory for Bush. Gore recently was featured in the movie "An inconvenient truth", which discusses global warming. In June, Gore declared, "I have no plans to run for president again."

Rodham Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, defeating Republican Rick Lazio by 12 percentage points. She will seek a new six-year term in the upper house on Nov. 7.

Republican George W. Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.

Polling Data

Do you consider Al Gore conservative, moderate or liberal?

Liberal

55%

Moderate

21%

Conservative

12%

Do you consider Hillary Rodham Clinton conservative, liberal or moderate?

Liberal

46%

Moderate

31%

Conservative

8%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults (First Question), conducted on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent. Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults (Second Question), conducted on Aug. 6 and Aug. 7, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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