Senator sure, but president? (Poll: Hillary, Gore tied in NY)

[quaoar]

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-uspoll0608,0,7020702.story?coll=ny-top-headlines

BY GLENN THRUSH
Newsday Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would trounce both her possible GOP Senate foes by more than 30 points -- but she's in a dead heat with Al Gore if New Yorkers were voting in a hypothetical presidential face-off, according to a new Newsday/NY1 statewide poll.

The poll of 1,463 registered voters by Blum & Weprin Associates conducted in the past week provides a mixed message for the senator: Voters in Clinton's adopted state love having her on the Senate payroll, but that support doesn't automatically translate to a national run in 2008.

Clinton beats Gore, 41 to 39 percent, technically a dead heat because it's within the poll's 3-percentage-point margin of error.

[xthetylerx]

1. Heh!

If Hillary wins the nomination, she simply cannot win in the general election!

I would love to see Gore triumph over her. But...could he pick up Tennessee this time?

[janx]

4. Easily. n/t

[grahamhgreen]

2. I predict Gore-Clinton 2008

[Blasphemer]

3. That was my prediction way back in 2001

But back then, I thought they'd go for it in '04. It's too bad Al really doesn't seem to be interested in the job anymore.

[NJ Democrats]

5. Good.

If she can't win her "home" state she doesn't have a chance.