Similarly, 63 percent give Clinton high marks for her ability to be a good commander-in-chief. That’s compared with 43 percent who give Obama high marks on this question.On the flip side, however, Obama is seen as more likeable than Clinton (72 percent of Democrats give him high marks here versus 49 percent for Clinton), as well as more honest and straightforward (65 percent versus 53 percent).
The poll — which was taken of 1,509 adults from Nov. 1-5 and which has an overall margin of error of plus-minus 2.5 percentage points — comes on the heels of last week’s Democratic debate, during which Clinton seemed to stumble on a question about New York Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s plan to allow illegal immigrants to obtain drivers’ licenses. After the debate, her Democratic rivals and Republicans critics pounced on her response to the question, some even producing Web videos ridiculing it.
But while Clinton is out in front in the Democratic horse race, she’s running neck-and-neck in a hypothetical general election match-up against Giuliani. She leads the former New York mayor by just one point, 46-45 percent, a statistical tie. In September, she had a seven-point advantage over Giuliani (49-42 percent).
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