Fox Poll Sees Clinton as Most Ready to Lead Country
On the one hand ...
A new Fox News poll says that Americans see Sen. Hillary Clinton as the presidential candidate the most prepared to begin leading the country on "day one."
On the other hand ...
The same poll also says Americans see her as the person most likely to do anything to get elected, including something unethical. (This may have more to do with the long shadow her cast by her husband's presidency than anything that Sen. Clinton has done.)
"These results suggest that Clinton still faces the challenge of shedding the image of a politician who puts electoral victory ahead of everything else. Ironically, this negative perception is partly due to her broader image as a competent, take-charge leader who can get things done on "day one." Her ultimate success may depend how skillfully she can "un-couple" these two aspects of her image," says Ernest Paicopolos, of Opinion Dynamics, which did the poll for Fox..
In a possible national election facing Sen. John McCain, it is a dead heat for both Clinton and her rival Sen. Barack Obama. (McCain is seen as the clear front runner for the Republican nomination.) Both Clinton and Obama have double-digit leads over former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney is a hypothetical general election race.
3:54 PM ET | 02- 1-2008 | permalink
