In head-to-head matchups, Gore has pulled to within 7 points of McCain and 4 points of Giuliani in a FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll released yesterday, improving his standings from May when he trailed both McCain and Giuliani by double digits.
Gore now matches Hillary’s poll numbers versus Giuliani and marginally improves upon her versus McCain.
Keywords: 2008, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani
Hypothetical 2008 Vote Matchups
Aug. May Aug. May Clinton 39% 42% Gore 40% 36% McCain 47% 46% McCain 47% 48% Clinton 42% 40% Gore 42% 37% Giuliani 46% 49% Giuliani 46% 50%
As the reader will note, Gore improved his standing versus McCain (from a 12 point deficit in May to 7 points in August), whereas Hillary lost ground (from -4 to -8). Against Giuliani, Gore improved from -13 to -4, while Hillary also improved from -9 to -4.
Opinion Dynamics Chairman John Gorman says the following:
“It is notable that Al Gore has gained against both Republican candidates,” observes Gorman. “Given how far away the elections are and the likely impact of truly brutal primary races, these numbers suggest Gore may have a slightly greater chance of closing the gap than the more polarizing Clinton.”
In the same poll, however, Hillary draws the support of 32% of the Democrats for the party’s nomination, compared to Gore’s 15%, and Kerry and Edwards’s 13% and 9%, respectively. When compared to FN/OD’s primary poll standings in March (Hillary (45%), Gore (12%), Edwards (11%), Kerry (10%)) this represents a significant 13% drop for Hillary and small gains for Gore and Kerry, and a small drop of Edwards. In a head-to-head primary matchup, Hillary beats Gore 53 to 34 among Democrats and 39 to 26 among independents.
In an RT Strategies/Cook Political Report poll from a couple of days ago, the primary matchup stood at:
Hillary (32%), Gore (19), Edwards (11), Kerry (9), Biden (5), Richardson (2), Feingold (3), Warner (2), Clark (1), Bayh (2), Vilsack (1), Unsure (11).
Due to improved standing against two leading potential Republican candidates, Gore is clearly well positioned to make a strong run, especially given that in a May straw poll at Daily Kos, Gore cleared the fences with 68% of the vote:
Gore (68%), Feingold (15%), Clark (4%), Warner (3%), Edwards (2%), all others under 1% (10994 Total Votes). Daily Kos Poll, May 2006
Here are a few video links that the reader may wish to watch and share with friends and family (and tell them about his movie and the book):
- Gore’2000 Campaign Ad ‘Matters’
- Unseen Al Gore Video
- Restoring the Rule of Law. Video of Al Gore’s speech on MLK-Day, 2006.
Al Gore’s crusade to combat and reverse global warming continues. Interested readers are encouraged to visit the following sites and links to learn about and partake in those efforts:
- Alliance for Climate Protection: an organization founded by Al Gore to work to bring about personal, public, and political support for dealing with global warming. Goals, solution, and citizen participation.
- The Climate Project: website for Gore’s training and information project on global warming.
Disclaimer: I am in no way, shape or form affiliated with or related to Vice President Al Gore. I promote his public service missions and his potential Presidential candidacy purely voluntarily, and do so in no interest other than to help make the world a better place for all of us.