According to the Daily Howler, yesterday Tim Russert had this exchange:
RUSSERT: All right. But it is—and we did show, in one poll, her actually beating Rudy Giuliani—
BRODY: Right.
RUSSERT: So people may hold their nose, so to speak, at this stage. Or she may be successful at transforming her image.
Two things.
One, she’s beating Giuliani in every poll including a more recent survey by one pollster Russert cited elsewhere to show a tie.
Two. “People may hold their nose.” Excuse me?! Hillary Clinton is not NewMexiKen’s choice, but clearly Russert’s remark is inapporpriate for a supposedly neutral commentator.
And so goes the national news media, framing the discussion.
It’s not EVERY poll. Most recent poll data below.
Gallup Poll 6/4 to 6/24 Giullani +2% vs Clinton
Rasmussen Poll 6/20 tp 6/21 Giullani +1% vs Clinton
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_giuliani_vs_clinton-227.html
Above shows a trend line over past four months. The last two weeks have been good for Clinton against Giullani.
Here’s all the polls on Clinton-Giuliani from RealClearPolitics.