October 5, 2007
Bill Clinton Boosts Hillary's
Presidential Campaign
Washington
Former US president Bill Clinton has emerged as a clear asset in his
wife Hillary's campaign for the White House with Americans offering
high ratings to his eight years in office, according to a new
Washington Post-ABC News poll.
A solid majority said they would be comfortable with him as first
spouse, but would not regard the election of Hillary Clinton as
simply the resumption of her husband's presidency, the poll
published Thursday said.
Instead, two-thirds said she would take her presidency in a
different direction, and half of all Americans said they believed
that would be a good development. About half of those who said it
would be a resumption, described that as positive.
The survey also showed Hillary Clinton with an early advantage in a
match-up of the party front-runners. A majority of those polled
support her over leading Republican contender, former New York mayor
Rudolph W. Giuliani 51 percent to 43 percent.
When the Post-ABC News poll last tested the two against each other,
in January, the race was a tossup, with Clinton at 49 percent and
Giuliani at 47 percent.
A Clinton-Giuliani race could produce a big gender gap, the poll
suggested. Men are now split about evenly between the two, but
Clinton's potentially groundbreaking candidacy draws heavy support
among women, 57 percent to 39 percent.
Independents split their support: 48 percent for Clinton and 44
percent for Giuliani. But both have overwhelming support from
members of their parties. Clinton, however, benefits from the fact
that self-identified Democrats outnumber self-identified
Republicans.
If Clinton is drawing on good feelings about her husband's
presidency, Giuliani's candidacy is buoyed by memories of his
performance after terrorists destroyed the twin towers of the World
Trade Centre Sep 11, 2001.
Almost nine in 10 Americans said Giuliani did an excellent or good
job in the aftermath of the attacks, including 40 percent who gave
him the highest mark.
A majority of Republicans, Democrats and independents rated his
performance positively. Among those who give him an excellent mark,
64 percent said they support him, while 34 percent said they back
Clinton.
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