Strongly unfavorable: Hillary 33%, Giuliani 23%, Obama 20%, McCain 19%, Edwards 18%

This is some awful polling for Hillary:

Worse than her highest-of-all-candidates "strongly unfavorable" numbers, is the trend which rising:

35% strongly unfavorable - 11/1/07
35% strongly unfavorable - 2/25/07
30% strongly unfavorable - 1/19/07
29% strongly unfavorable - 12/11/06

And her support is softening among her supporters:

11/1/07 - strongly support (57%) somewhat support (42%)
9/30/07 - strongly support (61%) somewhat support (39%)
7/21/07 - strongly support (68%) somewhat support (32%)

They're doing a great job attacking Clinton!

the vast majority of which was there for your consideration long before Obama and Edwards started to point out the obvious.

I guess.

it could ONLY be the GOP, Edwards, and Obama!

Why, if they just didn't exist, all would be right as rain!



In fact, if we could arrange it so she ran in a vacuum, she would most certainly WIN!

its understandable.
i bet her favorables are quite strong as well.

She's just more of the same (corporatist) problem we already have way too much of.

Gotta love the Hillary supporters who think if you don't support their candidate for the Democratic nomination and/or ..... GASP!!!!.....actually disagree with a Hillary position (presupposing we can actually FIND ONE!).....that means you are a Republican!

In this closed minded fantasy land, there are no primaries, and opponents' supporters must all support Hillary and never speak out in disagreement.

Get a grip and take a friggin Civics lesson. Primaries have Democrats running against Democrats, and Republicans running against Republicans. When you let this sink in, maybe it will be clear to you that it is perfectly normal for supporters of various candidates within the parties to speak out against other candidates. That is the way it is, and the way it is supposed to be. We left behind the smoked filled rooms and caucusses decades ago....

Also, since when is saying another candidate is not electable a sign of being of the opposite party? People in the same party are naturally concerned that they nominate the strongest candidate in the election. It would not be the mark of a Republican to criticise Hillary for not being a strong enough candidate in the general election. But, according to the logic I see on this board at times, unless you drink the kook aid of believing Hillary is the strongest against Republicans, you must be a Republican!

who dont like hillary because she is too 'republican'

and Obama over Thompson or Romney as compared to Hillary's narrow lead:

US Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton ... finds herself trailing behind Barack Obama and John Edwards among the independent voters, a new poll released a year before the election shows.

The poll results, however, do somewhat call into question the Democratic frontrunner's electability come next November. Clinton's support tops out at 49 per cent in trial heats against Republicans Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney.

Her four-point margin (49 per cent to 45 per cent) over Thompson and Romney is significantly less than Edwards's and Obama's performance in those head-to-heads. Obama and Edwards both lead Romney by 53 to 37 per cent. Edwards leads Thompson 53 to 39 per cent; Obama leads him 52 to 39 per cent.

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200711051123.htm

Strongly Favorable...

Hillary 28%
Obama 21%
Edwards 14%

I'll take a candidate with a net strong favorable rating over a candidate with a net strong unfavorable rating so large that her strong unfavorable exceed her strong favorables by 25%.

*WaPo ABC did not do breakdown for somewhat or strongly for approval/disapproval for Obama or Edwards for the 1/19/07 poll

Obama

11/1/07 - 20% strongly unfavorable
2/25/07 - 14% strongly unfavorable
12/11/06 - 9% strongly unfavorable

Edwards

11/1/07 - 18% strongly unfavorable
2/25/07 - 17% strongly unfavorable
12/11/06 - 10% strongly unfavorable

Obama's support is also "softening" according to your definition.

11/1/07 - strongly support (50%) somewhat support (50%)
9/30/07 - strongly support (52%) somewhat support (48%)
7/21/07 - strongly support (56%) somewhat support (43%)

There were no figures for Edwards in terms of support intensity.

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While Edwards and Obama have seen their strongly unfavorable ratings rise, they have risen from a mere 30% of Hillary's huge negatives to a still-low 50% of her huge "strong unfavorable" numbers.

So this doesn't mean much.

"strong favorables," which is Hillary's current status.

Plus, in this poll, Romney, Thompson, and Huckabee have high "no opinion" numbers (indicative of a general lack of familiarity with the candidate) but the other candidates' "no opinion" numbers are all well under 20%.

I dare say that Bill is as well known as Hillary. Maybe this is going to hurt the feelings of some Hillary supporters, but I think Bill is actually better known than Hillary. I know I am opening up myself for criticism of mysogeny or something for that observation, but I have a hunch that it is true....more people know about Bill.

Yet...if your hypothesis is true, that unfavorables correlate with being well known....how do you explain that Hillary's combined unfavorables according to this poll are 46% (35% STRONGLY UNFAVORABLE) while the following is something I just found on Google, referencing a gallup poll this year about Bill...

Bill Clinton's Favorable Rating Highest Since February 1998Americans' Opinion of Bill Clinton. The Feb. 9-11, 2007 poll finds that 63% of ... of the former president, while 35% have an unfavorable opinion of him. ...
www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=26578 - Similar pages

Hmmm Bill's unfavorables are 35% while Hillary's are 46%.....

I dare say it poses a question as to why Hillary is higher in negatives even though less well known than her spouse.