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Half of US says no to Hillary
22/10/2007 20:14 - (SA)
Washington - Hillary Clinton may be the Democratic Party's 2008 presidential front-runner but she also tops the list when voters are asked for whom they would never, ever cast a ballot, a poll out on Monday found.
Fully 50% percent of US voters say that when it comes to Clinton, she can campaign all she likes but there is no way in the world she can win their support, with her negative rating up slightly from 46% in March, the Zogby poll said.
Older voters were the most hostile to the attorney and former first lady-turned US senator, who is seeking to become the first woman US president.
Fifty-nine percent of those older than 65 said they would never vote for Clinton, according to the survey which ranked leading Democratic and Republican hopefuls.
Clinton's Democratic rival Barack Obama drew a 37% rating of those who would never back him.
On the Republican side, front-runner Rudy Giuliani also drew a great deal of negative responses: 43% said they would never vote for him, and 42% said Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was their choice for never.
This internet survey of 9 718 people with a one percent margin of error was done October 11-15.
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