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CBS Poll On Hillary Clinton
Thursday, September 28, 2006 06:00 PM - CBS News/WBEN Newsroom

CBS News-CBS News conducted a poll of registered New York State voters on Senator Hillary Clinton's political plans.  The poll was conducted between September 24th and 27th, 2006. 
 
New York’s Senator Hillary Clinton may have more on her mind than just her race for re-election to the Senate in November.   At least that’s what her constituents believe – not that it’s going to affect their vote in November.  And if she did face off against another famous New Yorker in 2008, she might be in a position to carry the state. 
 
62% of New York State voters believe Senator Clinton will run for President in 2008.  28% think she won’t.  Most Republicans and Democrats agree on this. 
 
           WILL HILLARY CLINTON RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008?
                      Among registered voters
                           Yes        62%
                           No         28
 
The possibility of Senator Clinton not completing a possible second term doesn’t bother New Yorkers – the vast majority of voters (77%) say it won’t make any difference in their vote for Senate this Fall.
 
And New York voters think Clinton would be a pretty good President, if elected.  About six in ten think she has the right experience to be a good President, and that she’d be an effective President.   
 
           WOULD HILLARY CLINTON BE AN EFFECTIVE PRESIDENT?
                Among registered voters
                     Yes        59%
                     No         33
 
But New Yorkers divide on whether she should run for President in 2008.   Overall, 49% say she should, 44% say she should not.  Registered voters in the state are also divided, with 50% saying she should not run. 
 
There’s only one other New York politician a sizable number of New York residents think should run for president in 2008 - and that’s former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.  Only one in four in the state think retiring Governor George Pataki should run, and even fewer think New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg should run, although there has been speculation about both.
 
 
           NEW YORKERS’ VIEW – SHOULD THEY RUN IN 2008?
                Clinton              49%
                Giuliani             44%
                Pataki               26%
                Bloomberg            21%
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