Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Scarier than President Romney

You think The Shining is scary? How about dressing as Hillary Clinton for Halloween? Thirty-seven percent voted her the scariest candidate. Giuliani was a distant second at 14%, with nobody else higher than 6%.

Here’s the kicker:

Clinton was the choice of four in 10 men and one-third of women. While a
predictable two-thirds of Republicans picked her, she also was the choice of 18
percent of Democrats. Among members of her own party, that made her second only to Giuliani as the scariest costume. About one-third of independents, nearly
half of whites and just over half of conservatives and white evangelicals
selected her.

Eighteen percent of Democrats and 33% of women and independents picked Hillary?! Only 10% of evangelicals picked Giuliani as frightening. Sheesh.

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. Nobody will unite the disorganized, disaffected and demoralized right-wingers faster than Hillary Clinton. She will even accomplish the impossible: Get Southern Baptists to vote for a Mormon. Not even the most hardened right-wing radical is this polarizing. If the Democrats nominate someone this unfavorable they will once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

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