Rasmussen: Kennedy 51%, King 33% in potential matchup

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Further questions:

Is Caroline Kennedy qualified to serve in the Senate?

42% Yes
37% No
21% Not sure

5* Would Caroline Kennedy be considered for the Senate seat if her last name was anything but Kennedy?

21% Yes
59% No
20% Not sure

6* Will Caroline Kennedy will be a better senator, a worse senator or about the same as Hillary Clinton?

9% Better
34% Worse
44% About the same
12% Not sure

7* The Kennedy family, the Bush family, and others, have had several generations of family members assume very senior roles in state and national government. How worried are you that the United States is developing an unofficial group of royal families with too much influence over government and politics?

19% Very worried
28% Somewhat worried
36% Not very worried
15% Not at all worried
2% Not sure

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/states_general/new_york/toplines/toplines_caroline_kennedy_janaury_6_2009

She also blows him away in favorables.

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. I'm sorry, but does "King" refer to Peter King? And you're right about

her favorables. Unfortunately, I think Paterson may be leaning toward Cuomo, if the latest Dem polling is any indication.

[Muttocracy]

2. Paterson says he's still looking at a dozen or so people...

but maybe he just likes messing with the media... I've heard about a half a dozen names of people who've gotten the forms to fill out for him.

http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/543453.html

[bottomtheweaver]

6. The latest Dum polling is an indication

of what their clients are hoping will happen, but I seriously doubt it will have any effect on Paterson's choice, and I seriously doubt if he'll choose Cuomo.

[AtomicKitten]

3. The jockeying for this seat is getting ridiculous. n/t

[Muttocracy]

4. there were probably some weird interactions going on at the State of the State address. nt

[AtomicKitten]

5. I can only imagine!

No worries. Clinton's confirmation hearing is scheduled for 1-13. Funny that that seat will be filled and the new senator seated before Illinois or Minnesota. So there's that. :)

[saltpoint]

7. Big CK fan here, but my god, who WOULDN'T beat Don King in a Senate race?

Don King is really more of a niche taste, IMO. You can't really expect him to thrive outside his chosen domain of pro boxing.

He does have a lot cooler hair than most Senate candidates, granted.

But he likely wouldn't stand a chance against any Democrat Gov. Paterson appoints.

[SuperTrouper]

8. Eliot Spitzer, that's who...

[H2O Man]

9. Don King's hair style

and his not being a NYS resident surely make him an unlikely candidate.

[saltpoint]

10. Well there ya go.

[Drunken Irishman]

12. I don't know, he backed Obama, so he could do well in the inner-cities.

[CBGLuthier]

11. 21 percent think her last name has nothing to do with it

I wonder? Are they liars are simply stupid. Her last name has EVERYTHING to do with her being considered. EVERYTHING!