Poll: McCain even with Obama, Clinton

[Beacool]

(CNN) — Barack Obama's once double-digit lead over John McCain in a hypothetical match-up has evaporated, according to a just released Associated Press poll.

Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are now statistically tied with McCain, suggesting the Arizona senator may be benefiting from the drawn out Democratic primary race.

In the latest survey, Clinton holds a 48-45 percent lead over McCain while Obama and McCain are even at 45 percent. Factoring the poll's 3 point margin of error, both Democrats are even with the presumptive Republican nominee.

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A key reason for McCain's rise is the apparent divisions between supporters of Obama and Clinton. Close to a quarter of Obama supporters reported they will back McCain if the Illinois senator fails to get the nomination, while a third of Clinton backers said they'd vote Republican if Obama is the Democratic nominee.


"Among other things, this poll shows that the extended fight for the Democratic nomination is starting to take a toll on the party's prospects in November," said Alan Silverleib, CNN Senior Political Researcher. "The divide between supporters of Clinton and Obama is growing, and the big winner is John McCain."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/10/poll-mccain-even-with-obama-clinton/#comments


The comment section proves the point, most of the Hillary supporters there say that they won't vote for Obama.

[JeffR]

1. Well, guess what?

Your post is not only stupid and ugly, it's absurd on its face.

Other surveys show McCain beating Hillary Clinton. Know what those surveys are? Meaningless.

Know what the AP survey you excitedly point to here is? Meaningless.

Know what your increasingly desperate posts in opposition to Senator Obama are? Futile.

[saracat]

2. Well guess what? Your post is not even intelligible. If one doesn't have the intellectual

ability to properly contradict a post one is much better off staying silent than opening their mouth and confirming the fact that they are stupid.

[JeffR]

16. Ah

What I said wasn't intelligible. I can't imagine that you of all people would have comprehension problems. Therefore it must be my fault. Sorry, then.

[jackson_dem]

32. Amen

:yourock:

[Beacool]

3. Oh please, it's a CNN article.

You act like it was posted by the Freepers. What was interesting to me were the comments of dozens of people who stated that they would rather vote for McCain if Obama is the nominee.

Not much to be said for the "uniter".............

:eyes:

[HCE SuiGeneris]

7. One quarter of Obama supporters, AND

One THIRD of Clinton supporters
Great news huh?

Who needs freepers when we can have you posting this?

:eyes:

[johnnydrama]

9. that's because Hillary told them to vote for McCain.

Why would they vote for somebody Hillary told them was not qualified vs McCain.

[Beacool]

15. When did Hillary tell us to vote for McCain???

It's not her fault if Obama has a wafer thin resume.

[shaniqua6392]

36. Did Obama tell 1/4 of his electorate to vote for McCain?

Why are they ready to jump ship and go from Obama to McCain? We should be concerned about all of these numbers. Democrats are willing to jump ship and elect a warmonger for President simply because their candidate is not the nominee. That is sickening.

[Ilithiad]

38. Unifer

Says a lot about his ability to unify doesn't it? Obama is where he is at because he is a good speaker and we all know what happen to the last good speaking democrat JFK right? He also wanted to change this country and what happen to him?

[JeffR]

19. Yes, obviously you're quite interested in that.

Thanks for sharing your interest with the wider community.

[Clintonista2]

11. How is a cnn poll "ugly"? Just because you don't like something, doesn't automatically make it ugly.

[Tunkamerica]

31. Well, it was on my local news tonight, so despite whatever

flaws the survey might have it is getting airtime and may change minds. I really hope this nominee race closes up soon.

[woolldog]

4. Who could've predicted that a long drawn out race

would hurt us? :sarcasm:

[HCE SuiGeneris]

5. Let's see. You are gloating over the potentiality of more and more Dem votes going to McLame

because... Erm, why are you gloating over this?

:shrug:

[Frank Booth]

8. Because if Hillary doesn't win no Democrat should win dammit!!

It's not fair!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. That is exactly the message many of these "Dem. supporters"

keep reveling in. It is so incredibly selfish.

Throw your ideals out the window for oneupmanship. It's fucking retarded.

[Frank Booth]

13. They'll show us good when McCain leads us into Iran after winning the election on the

backs of Hillary supporters. That'll teach us for having the temerity to support someone other than the Clintons!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

18. 'zactly

arg, why am I so stupid? :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[Beacool]

17. Who's gloating?

I'm pointing out a reality, something that I keep hearing from many people who are Hillary supporters.

[NanceGreggs]

6. So let me get this straight ...

"The comment section proves the point, most of the Hillary supporters there say that they won't vote for Obama."

In other words, we should hand the nomination to Hillary (who is losing, BTW) based on the assumption that her supporters won't vote for the winner?

Okay. In view of the above logic(?), we have to consider reconfiguring the primary process. Instead of people democratically voting for their choice of POTUS candidate, we just see whose supporters whine the most - and coronate their choice!

It's just so simple, isn't it - or should I have said "simple-minded"? Of course, the obvious way to end this "division" among Democratic voters would be for the obvious loser to drop out - but that's a whole 'nother story.

Why do I have this horrible feeling that GD-P has become Thanksgiving dinner at the relatives' house, and I somehow wound up seated at the kiddie table?

[woolldog]

12. lol

you have the ability to cut right through the BS and get to the heart of the matter.

[NewHampshireDem]

14. Nance ...

Are you taking bets on how long it will be before what you've written is reposted as a genuine suggestion?

If you are, I'll take 'Sunday, 11:12 am". Thanks.

[NanceGreggs]

21. Sorry, NHDem ...

Everything from April 11 @ 2:23 to April 22 @ 4:40 p.m. EST is already booked solid. I can pencil you in for the next available date.

Thanks! :rofl: That was a BRILLIANT reply!

[NewHampshireDem]

28. You gotta be quick around here!

:)

BTW, now that I have your attention:

THANK YOU!

I've been an admirer from afar. I appreciate all the great posts you've written around here ... not just lately, but always.

[NanceGreggs]

30. Thank you so much ...

... but if I'd written your Reply to this post, I would consider it to be the best thing I'd ever written!

Both my SO (JeffR) and I had a GREAT laugh about it - so thanks again!

[Beacool]

20. Well, millions of people do not want the "obvious loser" to drop out.

We think that she's the best candidate, the most prepared and the one who would be a better president. THAT's the reason why we'll fight for her until the end.

:shrug:

[woolldog]

22. and take the party down with you.

Hooray!

[NanceGreggs]

23. That's fine.

But how will you recognize "the end", if you still refuse to even acknowledge just how imminent it already is?

:shrug:

[Beacool]

26. After Puerto Rico, we'll count our marbles and take it from there.

What's the rush? Let everyone cast their vote and that includes finding a solution for MI & FL. Florida is my seconds state, my mother still lives there. I can tell you right now that if the Democrats there feel disenfranchised, FL will once again go Republican.

[NanceGreggs]

27. Well, if Hillary was worried about FL voters ...

... being disenfranchised, I guess she shouldn't have signed a pledge agreeing that they wouldn't be counted. But I'm sure she'll weigh-in any day now with a statement about how she regrets that decision - just like her decision to back the war in Iraq.

What's the rush? Gee, I don't know - maybe that same rush Hill was in to wrap things up on February 5th, whereby everyone wouldn't have had a chance to cast those votes that are suddenly so important to her.

[leftstreet]

24. The Whining Supporters Primary System!

It'd certainly shorten the campaign season.

[NanceGreggs]

29. We could organize cry-ins ...

... across the nation!

"Throw a tantrum for Democracy!"

[Hepburn]

39. Spot on, Nance!

:applause:

[TexanDem]

25. These mean nothing now. Polls will change dramatically in GE

All the pundits who watch these things say so, too. McCain isn't even out there much and media isn't giving him too much attention now. The Dems will rally around our candidate when and IF we ever get past this phase of nominating our candidate!

[TheDonkey]

33. Thanks Hillary

I cannot wait until this primary is over

[johnnydrama]

34. so what it comes down to

Is you are blackmailing the Democratic party. Vote for Hillary, or we'll vote for McCain against Obama.

Got it.

[Perry Logan]

35. Let's get one thing straight: this mess is the Obama supporters' fault.

Any visitor to DU can understand why Hillary supporters might be alienated. The Obama people have no one to blame but themselves.

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[Beacool]

37. Well yeah, they certainly haven't helped.

The venom spewed at Hillary and her supporters on left wing blogs has made many of her supporters decide that they will not vote for Obama in November.

Personally, that's not my reason for not voting for him. I honestly don't trust him, I think that he's a slick operator with a wafer thin resume who is pandering to the masses. He's an excellent speaker, but so what? Speeches don't create jobs and stop wars.

Hillary is far from perfect, but in her I see someone who knows policy inside out, who's a very hard worker and who would fight for us until her last breath.

[uponit7771]

40. When Primary is over McSame gets his but kicked PERIOD. The article implies such by stating reason