Colin Powell endorsement most valuable. Edwards, Gore, Giuliani next most valuable

[jackson_dem]

Powell? :wtf:


More likely to support

Powell 28%
Edwards 25%
Gore 20%
Giuliani 19%
Rush Limbaugh 16%
Kennedy 13%

NRA 28%
NEA 28%
Wash Post 9%
WSJ 7%
NYT 6%

Less likely to support

Limbaugh 46%
Kennedy 46%
Gore 41%
Giuliani 32%
Edwards 30%
Powell 19%

NYT 40%
WSJ 33%
Wash Po 31%
NRA 29%
NEA 25%

-snip-

An Edwards endorsement would make 25% of voters to be more likely to vote for a candidate he endorses. Thirty percent (30%) would be less likely to vote for such a candidate. Thirty-five percent (35%) of Democrats would be more likely to vote for an Edwards endorsed candidate.

The numbers also show that Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy’s would make 13% more likely to vote for a candidate and 46% less likely to do so. Among Democrats, 25% say they are more likely to vote for a Kennedy backed candidate while 27% would be less likely to vote for that candidate. Among men, only 14% would be more likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Kennedy.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/colin_powell_most_valuable_endorsement

[Bicoastal]

1. Who cares about Colin Powell? nt

[Yael]

14. Republicans. This poll has a false premiss

Republicans will care about his endorsement where people like you and I could care less.

They shouldn't have mixed these in together.

[Bicoastal]

16. Premise.

[Yael]

20. Typing too fast, but thanks!

[berni_mccoy]

2. That's a Major WTF!?!

[NightWatcher]

3. I would not want Powel's endorsement

I hope that he will forever be known as sitting in front of drawings of mobile weapons labs that did not exist as he lied to make the case for war.

Damn him to the annals of history.

[robbedvoter]

4. Edwards' - the one endorsement that may bring with it some votes. the rest

are worth nothing. No one changes their minds at this point, not based on endorsements, anyway.

[Occam Bandage]

5. Powell is the only net positive there, too.

[msongs]

6. one million dead iraqis do not care what powell thinks nt

[flyarm]

7. my spit would be more valuable than the liar who took us to war..he is a filthy murderer!

read that again ./.that prick helped take us to war..he has the death of our soliders on his filthy hands and any dem who does not know that..is not a dem!

we have 4000 dead soldiers because of that fucking murderer!

there are over 1 million dead Iraqi's because of that lying fucking murderer!

any dem that lets that man stand next to them does not deserve the democratic party!

fly

[Benhurst]

8. Why would any decent human being want to be endorsed by notorious

war criminal Colin Powell?

[TexasBushwhacker]

10. Imagine yourself as an undecided voter

I don't see too many voters who supported Kerry last time leaning towards McCain this time. However, considering that over 70% of the US thinks that Iraq was a big fat mistake, many who voted for Bush last time may not be willing to support McCain this time, but aren't used to voting for a Democrat. An endorsement by Powell may be interpreted as him saying that candidate is the most likely to get us out of the mess. If he endorses McCain, I think most people will think one military guy is supporting another military guy. However, if Powell endorses Clinton or Obama, I think undecided voters might pay attention.

[Beaverhausen]

9. this poll shows why we end up with the worst candidates and the worst presidents

the american people- NOT INCLUDING the well informed people here - are simply too ignorant to choose a good president, if they think Powell's endorsement is worth anything.

[newmajority]

11. FUCK Colin Powell

That bastard lied to the UN, and he goddamn well knew better. He will NEVER be forgiven for that, as far as I'm concerned. :grr:

[rurallib]

12. AMEN!

he KNOWINGLY lied so the war would happen

[Yael]

13. This is mixed -- they shouldn't base Republican responses

on Democratic endorsements as the Republicans aren't going to vote that way to begin with.

They should have broken this out by party lines.

[BeyondGeography]

15. This shows Edwards as a net negative (-5%)

But, if it's any consolation, I think the whole thing is bullshit.

[jackson_dem]

18. Not among Democrats

And compare he negative number with Gore and Kennedy's...

[Armstead]

17. Colin Powell was sounding awfully coy today on CNN

Sounded like an endorsement of the GOP candidate was far from a sure thing.

[jackson_dem]

19. He has praised Obama a few times

If he endorses a Democrat it will be "I was against the war from the beginning" Obama, not Hillary...

[nomorewhopper]

21. interesting post. counterintuitave, but i get it

Powell is respected by the Republicans for being "one of them" but for having stood up to GWB. He is perceived as being the only member of the administration who was anti-war, and held to his convictions (And cost him his job). this gives him some cred and makes him belieable for the right wing who is looking for a candidate with some strong foreign policy backbone yet won't bomb some meaningless country into the ground because of a grudge with his daddy.

Edwards is in a similar boat. He represents "the little guy" and has lots of people who were supporters in the past. Lots of cred.

with gore honestly he's a rock star but you will kind of wonder why he's doing it. At this point there's too many other agendas, and he probably won't change anybody's mind. He'll be preaching to the choir, whoever he picks.

[karynnj]

22. Or look at it this way

About half the people prefer HRC and half Obama - Kennedy has endorsed so there is a reason for both HRC fans and Republicans to say NO. Edwards hasn't - so his numbers are twice as high.