Danbury & Hillary Clinton

Well, where do I begin? People love Hillary, while others hate her. As we all know, she has already made history, being the first really electable woman running for President, and the only former First Lady. She is currently the junior Senator from New York, being elected in 2000. Clinton is said to be the front runner on the Democratic side, but that seems to be shrinking little by little, as many have become interested in Barack Obama and John Edwards. However, she enjoys the lead as of now, with the most recent poll from Polling Report being the following:

Hillary Rodham Clinton -- 41%
John Edwards -- 19%
Barack Obama -- 17%
Joe Biden -- 4%
Bill Richardson -- 3%

Now, Danbury Democrats can be very interesting. More picked Dan Malloy than John DeStefano in the 2006 primary for Governor. They went with Ned Lamont over Joe Lieberman in the primary also. However, they did pick Al Gore in the 2000 primary, and John Kerry in the 2004 primary. If Danbury Democrats pick the front runner when they vote, Clinton may have the edge (if she is still the front runner), but it is really to close to call. I do have a funny feeling that Danbury Dems are going to go with Obama. As of right now, Connecticut Democrats do support Clinton the most. The latest Quinnipiac Poll is below:

Clinton -- 33%
Obama -- 21%
Gore -- 9%
Dodd -- 8%
Edwards -- 5%

If Clinton does get the nomination, she does do fairly well in head to head match ups against Republicans in our state. The following are poll results that show Clinton leading Rudy Giuliani and John McCain in Connecticut:

Clinton -- 46%
Giuliani -- 44%

Clinton -- 48%
McCain -- 40%

Though there aren't any polls done in Danbury, polls from Fairfield County show similar results:

Clinton -- 47%
Giuliani -- 43%

Clinton -- 50%
McCain -- 41%

What is interesting is, Fairfield County is considered to be more Republican than many other parts of the state, but Clinton does better against McCain here. Clinton has a good shot at winning Connecticut in the general election, but Barack Obama is going to give her a very tough fight in the primary. When about 47% of Americans have negative views of Clinton, it is hard to get elected, but if anyone could pull it off it's a Clinton!