U.S. Outlook is Worst Since '92, Poll Finds (Results Give Democrats Edge)

[Hissyspit]

Source: Washington Post

U.S. Outlook Is Worst Since '92, Poll Finds
Results Give Democrats Edge

By Jon Cohen and Dan Balz
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, May 13, 2008; Page A01

Americans are gloomier about the direction of the country than they have been at any point in 15 years, and Democrats hold their biggest advantage since early 1993 as the party better able to deal with the nation's main problems, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Despite more than eight in 10 now saying the country is headed in the wrong direction, coupled with growing disaffection with the Republican Party, Sen. John McCain, the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee, remains competitive in a hypothetical general-election matchup with Sen. Barack Obama, the favorite for the Democratic nomination, and he runs almost even with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Those findings indicate that McCain continues to elude some of the anger aimed at his party and at President Bush, whose approval ratings dipped to an all-time low in Post-ABC polling. Maintaining a separate identity will be a key to McCain's chances of winning the White House in November. Overall, Democrats hold a 21-percentage-point advantage over Republicans as the party better equipped to handle the nation's problems.

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And most Democrats said they are confident that the party would rally around Obama should he become the nominee, although fewer than half said they are very confident. African Americans are somewhat more confident than whites, and nearly a quarter of Clinton supporters expressed doubt that the party would find unity once the nomination is settled.

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[bluestateguy]

1. Obama beats McCain by 7

iIn a hypothetical general-election head-to-head, Obama leads McCain by a slim 51-to-44-percent margin, with the public split 49 percent for Clinton to 46 percent for McCain. Against McCain, Obama does better than Clinton among voters who are African American, college-educated and younger. Clinton draws more support than Obama does against McCain among white voters who are older or female and those whose family incomes are less than $50,000 a year.

[and-justice-for-all]

2. 08' belongs to us!!!

GoBamaGoBama!!

[pattmarty]

3. I agree. BUT, never get too confident.

[and-justice-for-all]

5. But always remain positive!!

[Doctor_J]

4. If we had fair, honest elections, we would be picking up another

30 House seats, 9 Senate seats, and the WH with 55% or so. As it stands, we still may pick up 20, 5, and 52%