Bill's Role In A Hillary Clinton Administration

Gallup's question: "Would you like to see Bill Clinton play an active role in policy-making in Hillary Clinton's administration, or not?"

Yes: 53

No: 44

No opinion: 3

(518 adults sampled, so the margin of error is +/- 5 points).

This is a weird question, but the answer gets at a point the Clinton campaign likes to make: Democrats would be just fine if Bill Clinton played a larger-than-usual role in a Hillary Clinton administration. I'm discounting the 53% figure here because of the MOE, although my sense is that some of the 44% are HRC supporters who don't want a co-presidency. The rest are probably Republicans and those independents who don't like the Clintons.

Comments

I dunno about anyone else, but I'm sick and tired of the Bushes and Clintons ruining this country. Can't we at least pick someone from a different family next year? I'm a Democrat but an American first and I will vote Republican if it's Hillary.

Posted by Frances | September 19, 2007 9:09 PM

I think it would be a powerful political tool for Hillary to come out with "Bill will be my secretary of state because there is no better person in the world to take the position."

I think the majority of voters who only pay attention the month before the general election will be swayed by this. Bill's reputation has only grown since he left office.

Posted by John G | September 20, 2007 9:40 AM

This is kind of an old subject matter but yes I think Bill Clinton is very popular, always has been and Hillary says he will be our foreign ambassador. Also Bill is very popular amoung other nations and has the biggest ability to restore foreign relations out of anyone in the world, running for president or not. Having 2 presidents in the office, in the bedroom, in the whitehouse at the same time is exactly what this country needs to accelerate our progress of where we should have been 6 years ago.

Posted by JON | September 20, 2007 3:03 PM