ABOUT FIRST READ

First Read is an analysis of the day's political news, from the NBC News political unit. First Read is updated throughout the day, so check back often.

Chuck Todd, NBC Political Director

Mark Murray, NBC Deputy Political Director

Domenico Montanaro, NBC Political Researcher



Likeability, Hillary and the youth vote

Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:08 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC's Andy Merten
This may be an indication of why Obama faired well with young voters last week:  Young voters may like him, but the majority didn't agree with him when he said that Hillary Clinton is "likable enough."  According to the most recent Facebook poll...

"Do you agree with Barack Obama that Hillary Clinton is 'likable enough'?"
No  55%
Yes  45%

MAIN PAGE

Email this EMAIL THIS

Comments

Barack voted for oil vote for lobbyist? That's bad!
Odd...you'd think the first comment on this story just might have something to do with the story...anyway, people won't like Hillary even if her main opponent asked them to!
This election should no be about likability, it is about who can get the job done.  People elected Bush because he was likeable, and you can see where that got us.

WAKE UP AMERICA! YOU MAY NOT LIKE HILLARY, BUT SHE WILL GET THE JOB DONE AND FIX WHAT THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION SCREWED UP!!!!
Anyone, but Hillary!  No Hillary!  

I've stood at water cooler talking to Republican and Democratic alot of them don't like Hillary.  Why, I don't know. Maybe honestly and alot common sense that American people can't be fooled.
Hillary ,, it is over for you. you might as well return to the senate.
I though this was a dry joke...  Not a comment that needed to be polled.
Come the 4th of November you young people will not be able to vote on "Facebook" You will have to get your butts down to the polling places and that will be too much work for the most of you! For the few who do manage to get there , you will be told that you can't vote because you failed to register. Meanwhile all you so called "change agents" will have cost us hard working Democrats another glorious opportunity to win the White House and McCain or another Republican will walk into the White House and rule for the next four years. Go ahead, nominate Obama. He will be cut to ribbons by the "Karl Rove Swiftboating Co." They will "mistakingly of course- I'm so sorry" call him Barrack Osama so many times his own kids will believe that that is their last name. Than they will bring in people from Indonesia that will swear on a stack of Korans that the man is a Muslim. And that's just for starters that even amateurs like me can think of. Wait till the professionals go to work on him!.
Even as an Obama supporter, I hope Americans will not repeat the 2000 blunder of voting with their hearts vs brains. I wonder where we would be if we had chosen Algore over GWB2....This is not American Idol, we're choosing the leader of the free world!! We have a tendency of thinking of everything as joke or a Holywood movie...this is not as many would agree.
THIS ELECTION SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT BE ABOUT LIKEABILITY -- IT'S ABOUT WHO CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE LEADER OF THE #1 NATION IN THE WORLD. I know a lot of nice people that can give amazing, heartfelt, energizing speeches - I would never have them lead my company, let alone our country.
Come on kids, Hillary will say whatever she needs to say in order to get elected.  The question reasonable people are asking themselves today is: how can someone be both the candidate of experience and the candidate for change.  Would expect nothing less from a Clinton....
TARELLI HAVE YOU READ NO MORE HILLARY.COM IF SO GO WASH OUT YOUR MOUTH, THEN READ CLINTONS SCANDALS.COM THEN HIDE YOUR FACE, BUT IF YOU INSIST TO SUPPOT IMMORALITY, BILL WILL GIVE YOU A CIGAR
I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT, SOMONE LIKE DIANE SAWYER, BUT A WOMAN WITH A PAST LIKE HILLARY, FROM HER COMMUNIST PAST, HER RACISTSXXX REMARKS ABOUT JEWS, HER TAKING DRUG MONEY FOR HER PERVERTED HUSBANDS PARDONS. HER ALLEDGEDY AFFAIRS ACCORDING TO HER HUSBAND TELLING JENNIFER FLOWERS THAT SHE HAD MORE WOMEN THAN HIM, HER LETTING DRUG DEALERS RENT THE LINCOLN BEDROOM, HER STEALING THE WHITEHOUSE FURNITURE, AND ON AND ON AND ON  WHAT KIND OF SICKOS VOTE FOR HER  ITS SCARY
WHY CAN'T WE GET A DECENT WOMAN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, LIKE DIANE SAWYER, BUT HILLARY.  I GUESS SHE'S THE MOST MORAL WOMAN IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. SCARY ISNT IT  HEY TARELLI WHY DONT YOU RUN LMAO
I HEARD BILL WAS PASSING OUT CIGARS TO GET WOMEN TO VOTE FOR HILLARY, SHIRLEY AND TARELLI, DID YOU GET YOURS?
TARELLI AMERICA HAS WOKEN UP AND HILLARY AND HER CRONIES ARE BEING REJECTED, IM SORRY I KNOW YOU WANT TO BE THE NEW CIGAR QUEEN.
HILLARY'S BIGGEST PROBLEM IS BILL, THAT'S WHY SHE LIKES HER AIDE HUMMA ABEDIN, AND I DON'T BLAME HER.  UNTIL SHE GETS RID OF THE PERVERT THAT INVENTED MORE USES FOR A CIGAR THAN THE CUBANS THAT MAKE THEM, SHE IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL IN THIS ELECTION.  AN APOLOGY FOR HER TAKING DRUG MONEY AND OTHER THINGS MIGHT GIVE HER A BETTER CHANCE
HELL NO   ONLY THE  DEMS THAT THINK STEALING AND COMMUNISM  AND  USING MF AND BA-S-TARD IS OK TO DESCRIBE A JEW, TO CALL ALL PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS HICKS WHICH MAYBE THEY ARE IF THEY GAVE HER MONEY, HICKS THAT CANT READ IF SHE WON WOULD SHE BRING THE WHITEHOUSE FURNITURE SHE STOLE BACK
HELL NO   ONLY THE  DEMS THAT THINK STEALING AND COMMUNISM  AND  USING MF AND BA-S-TARD IS OK TO DESCRIBE A JEW, TO CALL ALL PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS HICKS WHICH MAYBE THEY ARE IF THEY GAVE HER MONEY, HICKS THAT CANT READ IF SHE WON WOULD SHE BRING THE WHITEHOUSE FURNITURE SHE STOLE BACK, can the dems be so desparate to win they would sell their soul to the DEVIL
Just what America needs now, another President with no experience? Yep, go right ahead, vote for obama, and we will reintroduce a Bush Dog, obama takes money, lots of big money from Oprah, and she is trying to "buy" herself a President.  Yes, 8 years of inexperienced foreign policy and look where we are today, in more wars, conflicts and lack of diplomatic strategy then ever in our history.  Voting for Obama, is like handing George Bush another visit to the white house. Wake up people, Hillary will end the war, and the madness these so called non-lobbyists, like Obama and John Edwards are taking big money from lobbyists, do you really believe they have a point against Hillary?  Women of American, Oprah was supposed to be supporting women -all her fans are women, she opened a womens school in Africa, she derives her income from women, and when it comes time to vote for a President, she supports a black man, because why? he's black!!  Reverse discrimination is okay in american politics.  
This is not a likeability contest. Hillary is not going to be your next door neighbor for you to like or not personally. She has the experience, smart and guts to make some tough and wise decisions for the country.

Experience is the most important asset to lead this country, for any job as we all know. Clintons' experience in foreign policy and the great relationship with the world leaders will lead us out this messy war. Hillary's hard working, determination and experience will help us to rebuild our economy and reform our healthcare & education system. Hillary will make it happen.

Make a wise and mature decision for our next generation. Let us all support Hillary!

Hillary is a lot of things, but "likeable" is not one of them.
SALLY AND VIVIEN DID YOU GET YOUR CIGAR, YOU IMMORALS DONT CARE. BESIDES HUMMA IS ALREADY HER GF  TOO BAD
Bush Advising next President #44:

Dubya, 43 is advising Hillary, 44 on his terms of support!

A history lesson: How did he become 43? First rigging the Supreme Court in 2000 then rigging OHIO in 2004!!

This idiot has the audacity to ADVISE!!
Was that a response to a question or just plain unsolicited advice?

The history books will record in posterity how Bush cheated Al Gore in 2000 and then cheated War decorated Kerry through SWIFT BOATING!! SWIFT BOATING is a dictionary "verb" now for posterity to record the Dubya "victory' of 2004.

In spite of his cheating record Bush has the audacity to preach the "... way forward...". Does he mean the IRAQ War because he does not believe in polls and focus groups.

Maybe he will believe in HISTORIANS when they write his obituaries 50 years from now in 2057 AD!!! Thank you Mr. "President" for your sound advice! But no thanks.

The CLINTONS are coming in 2009! Bush Sr, 41 does not want to go on a world tour so be it. Bill, 42 just was being polite.

<strong>Go Hillary44 08!</strong> http://hillaryis44.org/  http://facts.hillaryhub.com/  http://www.hillaryhub.com/  This election is a national campaign for the long haul till <strong>Super Duper Tuesday with 24 states voting on February 5th 2008, which will DECIDE the NOMINEE</strong> not the early states! A pre-Iowa snapshot of the national election scene: http://uselectionatlas.org/2008.php


SEND A COMMENT

PLEASE READ: All comments must be approved before appearing in the thread; time and space constraints prevent all comments from appearing. We will only approve comments that are directly related to the blog, use appropriate language and are not attacking the comments of others.

Message (please, no HTML tags. Web addresses will be hyperlinked):

TRACKBACKS

Trackbacks are links to weblogs that reference this post. Like comments, trackbacks do not appear until approved by us. The trackback URL for this post is: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/trackback.aspx?PostID=551807

First Read e-mail alerts


Sign up for First Read alerts
The first place for key political news and analysis

More First Read

Recent Posts:


Archives:


Topics:

Syndicate This Site

Add First Read to your news reader:
live.com xml
myyahoo msn
bloglines newsgator
google