Poll: Clinton Fares Better Than Obama In Match Up With McCain
The campaigns of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have been arguing over which candidate is more likely to beat presumptive GOP nominee John McCain in November.
The Clinton campaign, in particular, has argued that the former first lady is the more electable Democrat, an argument the campaign hopes will convince uncommitted superdelegates to back Clinton even if she goes into the party's convention with fewer pledged delegates than her rival, as is likely.
Now the Clinton camp has a fresh piece of evidence to argue its point: A poll out today from the Associated Press-Ipsos found that in head-to-head match ups with McCain, Clinton leads 50 percent to 41 percent. Obama led McCain as well, but by a smaller margin, 46 percent to 44 percent – a virtual tie. Three weeks ago, Clinton led McCain by three points in the poll, and McCain and Obama were tied at 45 percent.
The latest Gallup tracking poll, meanwhile, shows Clinton and Obama in a virtual tie among Democratic and Democratic leaning voters. And a Newsweek poll released over the weekend shows Obama leading Clinton 46 percent to 38 percent. (Obama led Clinton by 19 points in the same poll a week earlier.) Newsweek found that both candidates have a three point edge over McCain in a head-to-head match up.
The Clinton campaign, in particular, has argued that the former first lady is the more electable Democrat, an argument the campaign hopes will convince uncommitted superdelegates to back Clinton even if she goes into the party's convention with fewer pledged delegates than her rival, as is likely.
Now the Clinton camp has a fresh piece of evidence to argue its point: A poll out today from the Associated Press-Ipsos found that in head-to-head match ups with McCain, Clinton leads 50 percent to 41 percent. Obama led McCain as well, but by a smaller margin, 46 percent to 44 percent – a virtual tie. Three weeks ago, Clinton led McCain by three points in the poll, and McCain and Obama were tied at 45 percent.
The latest Gallup tracking poll, meanwhile, shows Clinton and Obama in a virtual tie among Democratic and Democratic leaning voters. And a Newsweek poll released over the weekend shows Obama leading Clinton 46 percent to 38 percent. (Obama led Clinton by 19 points in the same poll a week earlier.) Newsweek found that both candidates have a three point edge over McCain in a head-to-head match up.
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Posted by zoroeltoro at 01:57 PM : Apr 29, 2008
I watch Fox all the time...they haven''t ''taken shots'' at anyone. Do you take sugar in your Kool Aid or do you chug it straight?
Just try and imagine what a Hillary versus McCain race would be like when they''re in the same age, race, and income bracket and it''s mudslinger versus mudslinger. The race is going to be reduced down to a gender war, and Karl Rove is going to have hookers hitting on Bubba 24/7 to make Hillary look like a woman who couldn''t walk away from her man.
Every candidate has their strengths and weaknesses . . .
Just try and imagine what a Hillary versus McCain race would be like when they''re in the same age, race, and income bracket and it''s mudslinger versus mudslinger. The race is going to be reduced down to a gender war, and Karl Rove is going to have hookers hitting on Bubba 24/7 to make Hillary look like a woman who couldn''t walk away from her man.
Every candidate has their strengths and weaknesses . . .
Just try and imagine what a Hillary versus McCain race would be like when they''re in the same age, race, and income bracket and it''s mudslinger versus mudslinger. The race is going to be reduced down to a gender war, and Karl Rove is going to have hookers hitting on Bubba 24/7 to make Hillary look like a woman who couldn''t walk away from her man.
Every candidate has their strengths and weaknesses . . .
Just try and imagine what a Hillary versus McCain race would be like when they''re in the same age, race, and income bracket and it''s mudslinger versus mudslinger. The race is going to be reduced down to a gender war, and Karl Rove is going to have hookers hitting on Bubba 24/7 to make Hillary look like a woman who couldn''t walk away from her man.
Every candidate has their strengths and weaknesses . . .
Just try and imagine what a Hillary versus McCain race would be like when they''re in the same age, race, and income bracket and it''s mudslinger versus mudslinger. The race is going to be reduced down to a gender war, and Karl Rove is going to have hookers hitting on Bubba 24/7 to make Hillary look like a woman who couldn''t walk away from her man.
Every candidate has their strengths and weaknesses . . .
Just try and imagine what a Hillary versus McCain race would be like when they''re in the same age, race, and income bracket and it''s mudslinger versus mudslinger. The race is going to be reduced down to a gender war, and Karl Rove is going to have hookers hitting on Bubba 24/7 to make Hillary look like a woman who couldn''t walk away from her man.
Every candidate has their strengths and weaknesses . . .
"Party members increasingly dislike the contender they are not supporting in the bruising nomination fight, an Associated Press-Yahoo News survey and exit polls of voters show. That is raising questions about how faithful some will be by the November general election.
In the AP-Yahoo News poll %uFFFD which has tracked the same 2,000 people since November %uFFFD Obama supporters with negative views of the New York senator have grown from 35 percent in November to 44 percent this month, including one-quarter with very unfavorable feelings.
Those Obama backers who don''t like Clinton say they would vote for Republican candidate John McCain over her by a two-to-one margin, with many undecided.
As for Clinton supporters, those with unfavorable views of Obama have grown from 26 percent to 42 percent during this same period %uFFFD including a doubling to 20 percent of those with very negative opinions.
The Clinton backers with unfavorable views of Obama say they would vote for McCain over him by nearly three-to-one, though many haven''t made up their minds."
Obama''s moves would say Gov.
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