Women Supportive but Skeptical of Clinton, Poll Says

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT: Women Supportive but Skeptical of Clinton, Poll Says
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and DALIA SUSSMAN
Published: July 20, 2007

Women view Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more favorably than men do, but she still faces skepticism among some women, especially those who are older and those who are married, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

Women hold more positive views than men of all the leading Democratic candidates. But winning the support of women, who made up 54 percent of voters in the last presidential election, is especially important to Mrs. Clinton, who has sought to rally them behind her quest to become the nation’s first female president.

The poll found that over all, women tend to agree with her on the issues and see her as a strong leader and as a positive role model.

All of those polled — both women and men — said they thought Mrs. Clinton would be an effective commander in chief, suggesting she has made headway in diminishing concerns that her sex would impede her from leading the nation in wartime. A majority of those polled also said they thought she would win the White House if she captured the Democratic nomination.

But the poll also held some warning signs for Mrs. Clinton, 59, the junior senator from New York.

Forty percent of voters view her unfavorably, more than for any of the other major candidates for president (although they are not as well known). Neither men nor women fully trust that she is saying what she really believes, the poll found....

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/us/politics/20poll.html?hp

[Mythsaje]

1. I actually hope that she's more liberal

than she's been trying to appear. She's trying to play both sides of the fence for the run at the white house, and it's probably effective and dangerous in equal measures.

Given a Democratic majority in Congress, something her husband barely had a taste of, Hillary could prove to be an excellent President.

But, yeah, I think she definitely knows how the game is really played.

[Bryan Buchan]

2. Skeptical but Supportive...

...and this means what exactly...really...6-7 months out to the primaries?

I am skeptical but supportive of most democrats. This means nothing, spin.

[snowbear]

3. Sounds like what we've been hearing all along..

"But the poll also held some warning signs for Mrs. Clinton, 59, the junior senator from New York.

Forty percent of voters view her unfavorably, more than for any of the other major candidates for president (although they are not as well known)."

...Although, I still say that for ANY of the candidates, it's TOO early for polling.