Comments on: Giuliani’s Support Broad, Clinton’s Intense

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:38:42 +0000

On Clinton being seen as reasonable, I am reminded of how Bill campaigned (e.g. middle class tax cuts) and how he governed (e.g. sorry, can't do the middle class tax cuts I promised). I think people will remember how Bill triangulated what he said to sound reasonable, but then governed hard left when elected (at least until congress changed).

I would also note that this is one of the highest fav/unfav for Clinton polls (10 points positive) and one of the lower ones (not 2-1 fav/unfav) for Rudy.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:26:22 +0000

she's very polarizing. Very few people have an "eh" reaction to her - they either love her or hate her

I think that's right, although perhaps not as much so as a few months ago. She has the advantage of incredibly low expectations among moderates. When people realize she's not the Stalinist Rush Limbaugh and others have painted her to be, she comes across as comparatively "reasonable."

By: legion

legion — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:15:23 +0000

This supports something I've said for a long time about Clinton... Say what you want about her abilities & qualifications, she's very polarizing. Very few people have an "eh" reaction to her - they either love her or hate her, and that may be her biggest weakness in a general election.