Poll: Hillary Would Win
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Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is the clear favorite among Democratic voters
nationwide as they look for a 2004 presidential candidate, according to a
Quinnipiac University poll released Friday.
Sen. Clinton gets 42 percent of the Democratic vote, the independent
Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds, compared to 15 percent for
her nearest rival, Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the Democratic candidate
for Vice President in 2000.
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt get
11 percent each, followed by 7 percent for North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, 3
percent for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and 2 percent for Rev. Al Sharpton.
Without Clinton, Lieberman gets 27 percent, with 18 percent for Kerry, 16
percent for Gephardt, 14 percent for Edwards, 6 percent for Sharpton and 3
percent for Dean.
"Put Sen. Hillary Clinton in the mix -- even though she says she is not
running for President -- and she sweeps the Democratic field," said Maurice
Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
"Sen. Lieberman's neighbors like him. Quinnipiac University polls in
Connecticut consistently show him with exceptionally high marks. And when we
take Sen. Clinton out of the Democratic Presidential soup, Lieberman is the main
ingredient."
"At this stage, though, it looks as if Democrats are competing for the chance
to get thumped by President Bush," Carroll added.
American voters pick Bush over Clinton 52 -- 41 percent. Other matchups
show:
- Bush over Lieberman 49 -- 43 percent;
- Bush over Kerry 50 -- 42 percent;
- Bush over Gephardt 51 -- 42 percent;
- Bush over Edwards 50 -- 39 percent;
- Bush over Dean 53 -- 36 percent;
- Bush over Sharpton 61 -- 23 percent.
From January 29 -- February 3, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,307 American
voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percent. The survey includes 441
Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.7 percent.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts
public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and
nationwide as a public service and for research.
| 2. Now I'm going to name six Democrats who might run for
president in 2004. After I read all six names, tell me which one you would
most like to see theDemocrats nominate for president in 2004. Here are the
choices...Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, Massachusetts Senator John
Kerry, Missouri Congressman DickGephardt, North Carolina Senator John
Edwards, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, and the Reverend Al Sharpton |
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|
| |
Dem
|
|
| Lieberman |
27
|
|
| Kerry |
18
|
|
| Gephardt |
16
|
|
| Edwards |
14
|
|
| Dean |
3
|
|
| Sharpton |
6
|
|
| DK/NA |
16
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 3. Suppose New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton decides
to run for president in 2004. Who would you most like to see the Democrats
nominate for president in 2004? New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry,
Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt, North Carolina Senator John Edwards,
former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and the Reverend Al Sharpton |
| |
|
| |
Dem
|
|
| Clinton |
42
|
|
| Lieberman |
15
|
|
| Kerry |
11
|
|
| Gephardt |
11
|
|
| Edwards |
7
|
|
| Dean |
3
|
|
| Sharpton |
2
|
|
| DK/NA |
8
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 4. Suppose the general election for president were being
held today, and the candidates were Hillary Rodham Clinton the Democrat, and
George W. Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? |
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|
| |
Tot
|
Rep
|
Dem
|
Ind
|
Men
|
Wom
|
| Clinton |
41
|
6
|
73
|
37
|
35
|
46
|
| Bush |
52
|
92
|
17
|
54
|
57
|
48
|
| SMONE ELSE(VOL) |
2
|
-
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
| WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) |
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
| DK/NA |
3
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 5. Suppose ... the candidates were Joe Lieberman the
Democrat, and George W. Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? |
| |
|
| |
Tot
|
Rep
|
Dem
|
Ind
|
Men
|
Wom
|
| Lieberman |
43
|
7
|
76
|
44
|
41
|
45
|
| Bush |
49
|
90
|
17
|
45
|
51
|
46
|
| SMONE ELSE(VOL) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
| WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
| DK/NA |
5
|
1
|
5
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 6. Suppose the general election for president were being
held today, and the candidates were John Kerry the Democrat, and George
W.Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? |
| |
|
| |
Tot
|
Rep
|
Dem
|
Ind
|
Men
|
Wom
|
| Kerry |
42
|
6
|
76
|
40
|
40
|
43
|
| Bush |
50
|
91
|
16
|
48
|
53
|
48
|
| SMONE ELSE(VOL) |
1
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
| WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) |
1
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| DK/NA |
7
|
2
|
7
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 7. Suppose... the candidates were Dick Gephardt the
Democrat, and George W. Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? |
| |
|
| |
Tot
|
Rep
|
Dem
|
Ind
|
Men
|
Wom
|
| Gephardt |
42
|
5
|
75
|
43
|
38
|
46
|
| Bush |
51
|
92
|
18
|
47
|
56
|
46
|
| SMONE ELSE(VOL) |
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
| WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) |
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| DK/NA |
5
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
7
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 8. Suppose... the candidates were John Edwards theDemocrat,
and George W. Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? |
| |
|
| |
Tot
|
Rep
|
Dem
|
Ind
|
Men
|
Wom
|
| Edwards |
39
|
6
|
71
|
40
|
36
|
42
|
| Bush |
50
|
91
|
17
|
47
|
53
|
48
|
| SMONE ELSE(VOL) |
2
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
| WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) |
1
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
| DK/NA |
7
|
2
|
8
|
10
|
7
|
8
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 9. Suppose... the candidates were Howard Dean the Democrat,
and George W. Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? |
| |
|
| |
Tot
|
Rep
|
Dem
|
Ind
|
Men
|
Wom
|
| Dean |
36
|
5
|
67
|
35
|
32
|
39
|
| Bush |
53
|
92
|
20
|
51
|
57
|
50
|
| SMONE ELSE(VOL) |
2
|
-
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
| WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) |
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
| DK/NA |
7
|
2
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 10. Suppose... the candidates were Al Sharpton theDemocrat,
and George W. Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? |
| |
|
| |
Tot
|
Rep
|
Dem
|
Ind
|
Men
|
Wom
|
| Sharpton |
24
|
4
|
45
|
22
|
22
|
26
|
| Bush |
61
|
93
|
34
|
62
|
65
|
58
|
| SMONE ELSE(VOL) |
4
|
-
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
| WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) |
5
|
1
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
| DK/NA |
6
|
1
|
7
|
7
|
4
|
7
|
