Who is the most "polarizing" Presidential candidate?

The answer might surprise you.

Here's exactly how the question was phrased by ABCNews/Washington Post:

"If [see below] wins the Democratic/Republican nomination for president would you definitely vote for him/her in the general election for president in 2008, would you consider voting for him/her or would you definitely not vote for him/her?"

Now, here are the percentages of respondents that said they "definitely would not" vote for each candidate:

Barack Obama -- 39%
Hillary Clinton -- 41%
John Edwards -- 43%
Rudy Giuliani -- 44%
John McCain -- 45%
Fred Thompson -- 54%
Mitt Romney -- 57%

So, in spite of all the talk about Hillary's high negatives and inability to appeal to voters, she is actually less polarizing than every major Republican candidate.

Something to ponder...
- posted by Brian @ 9:37 AM