In Ohio...things are looking great for Mrs. Clinton:
In Ohio, a new Quinnipiac poll finds Rudy Giuliani leading the Republican presidential race with 24%, followed by Fred Thompson at 18%, Sen. John McCain at 14% and Mitt Romney at 8%.
In the Democratic race, Sen. Hillary Clinton is way ahead with 35%, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 17%, John Edwards at 13% and Al Gore at 12%.
Key finding: In a general election matchup, Clinton squeaks past Giuliani, 44% to 42%. However, she commands a ten point lead when New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg runs as an independent in the race, since Bloomberg takes significant support away from Giuliani.
Rich, Leah, and I have all been employees of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. No, it was not a good experience but it was interesting.
However, things aren't looking so good for Hillary and Rudy when faith goes into play:
According to a new Time poll on religion, "only 15% of registered voters believe that Hillary Clinton is "strongly religious," compared to 22% for John Edwards and 24% for Barack Obama."
"When it comes to the Republican field, Mitt Romney ranks far above the rest of the pack. Fully 26% of all voters think Romney is a person of strong religious faith."
www.politicalwire.com
On the Entertainment side:
Ian Zering is Bob Barker?
The former 90210 star and Dancing With The Stars contestestant has gotten a call back to take over The Price is Right now that Bob Barker has retired. I say NO! I'm still pulling for Rosie O'Donnell to have a change of heart and accept CBS's offer.
and...
Britney Spears is dating her bodyguard Damon. I'm still pulling for a good Britney comeback.
Here are some national stories I think you should take a look at:
Bush Administration admits to Valerie Plame leak. This is coming from the President who said he would fire anyone involved with the leak of the CIA operative. He lied even on this. Scooter Libby's sentence has been commuted, Karl Rove is still there, and Dick Cheney is still there. The President never had any intention to fire anyone involved with this leak.
Iraq benchmarks report 'cause for optimism'. President Bush held a news conference today to discuss how Iraq is going better than we believe. Guess what? I don't believe it.
