Rasmussen: Rudy 46, Pantsuit 42

She looks thrilled.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) enjoying a modest four-point lead of 46% to 42% over Senator Hillary Clinton (D). That’s the second time in the last three Rasmussen Reports election polls that Giuliani has held the advantage over Clinton.

The survey also found Clinton with a very slight edge over former Senator Fred Thompson (R), 46% to 44%. Both Republicans are doing better against Clinton than they did in the previous Rasmussen Reports survey.

Senator Clinton trailed Giuliani by a couple points in the previous Rasmussen Reports election poll of this race. However, she enjoyed modest leads, similar to the current results in our October 9 election poll (see history).

So in six weeks, she's gone from a six-point edge over Giuliani to a four-point deficit. At the same time, she had a 15-point edge over Thompson that has now disappeared.

A very welcome trend.

H/T: Hot Air.