Sen. John McCain trounces Hillary Clinton in the latest poll on the 2008 presidential race, which gives him a whopping 16-point advantage over the former first lady.
By a margin of 52 to 36 percent, voters preferred the Arizona Republican over Clinton in the Diageo/Hotline survey.
In more bad news for Mrs. Clinton, her candidacy seems to generate a particularly enthusiastic response - from her opponent's base.
Running against a generic Democrat, McCain's stills wins 36 to 29 percent - but his margin of victory is cut in half.
Hotline editor Chuck Todd said that the numbers show that Mrs. Clinton's presence in the race gives the McCain a big boost.
"She helps unite the Republican base," he told the New York Daily News. "McCain needs Hillary to run because that's what keeps the Republican coalition together."
But while McCain suffers when pitted against a generic Democrat, Mrs. Clinton actually improves when matched up against a generic Republican, eeking out a 41 to 39 percent win.
The Hotline survey didn't test Mrs. Clinton in a theoretical run against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. But in previous surveys, he's fared even better against Hillary than Sen. McCain.
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