WASHINGTON, July 20 (RIA Novosti) - According to polls carried out by CBS television, 63% of Americans believe Democrat Senator Hilary Clinton is "highly likely" to win in the next presidential elections in 2008.
Among Democrat voters, 77% say they expect Clinton to win, and even the majority of Republicans (53%) believe she will become America's first female president.
Most Americans (75%) also think that Clinton will be a "strong leader", with 68% saying she will make the right decisions when it comes to internal politics, and 58% consider she will be an effective head of the armed forces.
The poll was carried out July 9-17 from a sample of 1554 respondents.