Obama has advantage in head-to-head with McCain

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Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain became the likely Republican nominee after Mitt Romney decided to suspend his campaign Thursday. Now, the Democrats are debating who would do better against the Arizona Republican.

Democrats are debating who would do better against Sen. John McCain, the GOP front-runner.

Two polls this month have asked registered voters nationwide how they would vote if the choice were between McCain and Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton.

A CNN poll, conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation February 1-3, shows Clinton three points ahead of McCain, 50 percent to 47 percent. That's within the poll's margin of error of 3 percentage points, meaning that the race is statistically tied..

A Time magazine poll, conducted February 1-4, also shows a dead heat between Clinton and McCain. Each was backed by 46 percent of those polled.

Sen. Barack Obama believes he can do better, arguing "I've got appeal that goes beyond our party."

In the CNN poll, Obama leads McCain by 8 points, 52 percent to 44 percent. That's outside the margin of error, meaning that Obama has the lead.

And in the Time poll, Obama leads McCain by 7 points, 48 percent to 41 percent -- a lead also outside of the poll's margin of error of 3 percentage points.

In both polls, Obama looks stronger than Clinton. Why?



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/08/20008.matchups.schneider/index.html

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If it's all about recapturing the White House for Dems, then why are many democrats willfully ignoring the polls that suggest that Obama is the stronger candidate against McCain?

Mark my words, if democrats make the mistake of running the DINO/DLC corporatist Hillary as our candidate, we will LOSE the general election. No question.

J

[thunder rising]

1. Let me see...ahhh... people like him? people like his policies? people like his style of politics?

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

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2. Sadly, many DUer or Hillary campaign plants around here beg to differ.

I liken these idiots to a proverbial ostrich with its head in the sand.

[NEDem]

4. Very good analogy

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3. Amazing how these FACTUAL POSTS showing Obama beating McCain generate crickets around here.

I guess the FACTS that Obama polls better against McCain takes the breath away from the DINO/DLC, pro-corporatist loving Clintonites around here.

J

[indimuse]

5. you keep posting crap on a person who has NEVER been scrutinized by ANYBODY!! WAIT until the MSM and...

RW move forward...attacking this guy...You have seen nothing yet. Obama is a light weight...American Idol...with a ton of material to scare the pants off just enough people to lose the election FAST...He will be knocked OFF his pedestal of "Change" immediately when all the dirt the opposing party releases Nation Wide ...WE will lose! He won't even DEBATE Hillary on issues...how is going to re-butt the onslaught of Visual ads...Radio ads...Call centers...Mail outs.... etc.. He won't! RW machine is waiting in the background silently hoping for Barack Hussein Obama to emerge as our candidate...

[Binka]

7. Hussein?

Oh my. Oh my. Gee you must be proud of your candidate.

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10. The truth hurts doesn't it. So sorry you hitched your wagon to the DINO/DLC corporatist loser. n/t

j

[roseBudd]

6. Anybody who thinks the majority of the electorate doesn't vote vicserally...

is deluding themselves. Barack has preemptively "told" on himself. It's the charisma people. Hilary is just plain annoying to a lot of people. She is disliked. Her voice is like chalk on a chalkboard to some people.

Al Gore sighed and it cost him. Irrational? Yes. Reality? Yes.

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11. I agree with you about Hillary's annoying voice. It's so grating and screechy. n/t

J

[ursi]

8. Kick and Rank!

[Doctor_J]

9. Obama will generate turnout that will crush the old fossil

A popular vote landslide would ensue.

Just the NSHO of an Edwards supporter.