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Jewish World Review Jan. 22, 2007 / 3 Shevat, 5767
Poll: 100% of GOPers support Hillary's decision to run
By Andy Borowitz
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Republican reaction ranges from ecstatic to euphoric
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Just days after announcing her candidacy for president, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New
York)'s decision to run for her party's nomination has picked up support in an
unlikely place, with a new poll showing that an overwhelming 100% of Republicans
favor her decision to run.
The poll, conducted by the University of Minnesota's Opinion Research Institute,
shows that while only 41% of Democrats support Sen. Clinton's decision to run, a
full 100% of Republicans identify themselves as either "ecstatic" or "euphoric"
about her decision.
"Over the weekend, Sen. Clinton announced to the country, 'I'm in,'" said Rockwell
Pritchard of the Opinion Research Institute. "And Republican voters seem to have
responded, 'We're stoked.'"
Sen. Clinton's poll numbers are in stark contract with the level of G.O.P. support
for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois)'s decision to run for president, which stands at
zero percent.
When asked what they did when they found out that Sen. Clinton had announced her
candidacy, 51% of Republicans responded "cracked open some champagne" while 49%
answered "danced a jig."
But despite the overwhelming poll numbers, support among Republicans for Sen.
Clinton's decision to run faces a threat from one possible X-factor: Sen. John Kerry
(D-Mass).
According to the poll, 100% of Republican voters agree with the statement "If John
Kerry decided to run again I would be even more stoked than I am about Hillary
deciding to run — and I am already really stoked about her running."