Clinton: Weaknesses in poll aren't who she is

Des Moines Register: Clinton: Weaknesses in poll aren't who she is
By THOMAS BEAUMONT
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
October 7, 2007

Anamosa, Ia. — Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Iowans who view her integrity and morality as weaker than some of her fellow candidates’ may be basing their opinions on false impressions.

The New York senator has pulled into first place in Iowa, according to The Des Moines Register’s new Iowa Poll, and was viewed by likely Democratic caucusgoers as the strongest candidate on a number of key traits in the survey. But those surveyed rated Democratic candidates John Edwards and Barack Obama stronger on integrity and morality, at a time when Edwards and Obama have sharpened their attacks of Clinton as corrupted by special interests.

“In a democracy, you can make a judgment based on anything,” Clinton said in a Des Moines Register interview in Anamosa. “But I’m gratified that a lot of people are really coming around to support me after they really get to see me as who I am.”

In the new poll, Clinton topped Edwards, a former North Carolina senator, as the preferred candidate among likely Democratic caucusgoers, with support from 29 percent in the state scheduled to begin the nominating contests next year. She also rated highest on the characteristics of leadership, experience, toughness, intelligence and electability, with more than 40 percent of those polled seeing her as the strongest on each trait.

But the former first lady was seen as the strongest candidate with respect to integrity by only 17 percent of caucusgoers, behind Obama with 29 percent and Edwards with 23 percent. Likewise, on the trait of morality, Clinton was seen as the top candidate by 15 percent, behind Edwards and Obama, who tied for first at 26 percent.

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I'm a volunteer for Obama and I call about 400 people a week, asking them who they're supporting for the Primary election. At least 90% will say they're undecided. The other ten percent are pretty evenly divided up between Obama, Hillary and "I hate politicians! Stop calling me"! I only call Dems, so if 90% of them are undecided, the polls have to be going by that 10%. Does this make sense to anyone else?

50% don't care or are not following it. 50% do care and are following it. Clinton leads by about 12% running.

Not exactly a decent poll...

I've gone to Iowa a couple times recently and did some canvassing and there are a LOT of undecided voters.

Thanks for your phone banking...that's tough work or you need a thick skin to do it.

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"She also rated highest on the characteristics of leadership, experience, toughness, intelligence and electability, with more than 40 percent of those polled seeing her as the strongest on each trait."

Those folks in Iowa must not be on DU... :eyes:

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