A poll first: Majority say they'd vote Clinton for president

The Associated Press

(May 27, 2005) — WASHINGTON — For the first time, a majority of Americans say they are likely to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton if she runs for president in 2008, according to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday.

The survey shows that the New York senator and former first lady has broadened her support nationwide over the past two years, though she still provokes powerful feelings from those who oppose her.

Clinton commands as much strong support - but more strong opposition - as George W. Bush did in a "Newsweek" poll in November 1998, two years before the 2000 election. She is in a slightly stronger position than then-vice president Al Gore, the eventual 2000 Democratic nominee, was in 1998.

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