McCain, Obama Seen As Unifiers

Gallup reports most Americans think John McCain and Barack Obama would unite rather than divide the country as president, but view Hillary Clinton as more divisive:

The public is most likely to view Obama as a unifying force, with 66% believing he would do more to unite the country and 30% saying he would do more to divide it if he were elected. McCain is a close second, with Americans viewing him as more of a "uniter" rather than a "divider" by a 59% to 36% margin.

On the other hand, Americans believe Clinton and Mike Huckabee are more likely to divide Americans than bring them together. Forty percent say Clinton would unite Americans as president, but the majority, 57%, say she would do more to divide them. One of the reasons Clinton may be seen as more of a divider is her long history as a partisan politician in the public eye.

Gallup Poll Editor in Chief, Frank Newport has the details:

Hillary's high negatives aren't news. We've been talking about this for more than two years.