NO WAY, HILLARY: 50% SAY THEY WON'T VOTE FOR HER


    A poll released yesterday shows that half of all voters will not back Hillary Rodham Clinton for president.

    Despite her front-runner status in the Democratic primary field, a full 50 percent of those questioned say they won't vote for Clinton if she's the party's presidential nominee, a new Harris Interactive Poll found.

    The Clinton bashers include a surprising 21 percent of fellow Democrats and 48 percent of crucial independents - swing voters expected to determine President Bush's successor.

    The poll shows even worse results for Clinton among men, married women and committed-to-voting senior citizens - an eye-popping 69 percent of whom say they won't pull the lever for Clinton.

    Fifty-six percent of men - never a strong voting bloc for the former first lady - say they can't vote for Clinton, while more troubling for her campaign is the 52 percent of married woman who pledge to vote for someone else - or stay home.


Polls can change, of course. But, if this poll is accurate, that's a very high level of resistance. Given how well known Hillary has been since 1992, it may be hard to overcome.