“Which GOP candidate could best beat Osama?”
Boy, what a loaded question :) Osama is pulling in college kids, independents, anti-war, sweeping change.
Sounds like Ron Paul.
Well, in head-to-head comparisons against Hillary Clinton, Ron Paul did have the best shot.
But I haven't seen any head-to-head of Rep. Paul vs. Sen. Obama. Note that even against Sen. Clinton, though, Rep. Paul doesn't do as well as Hillary in the younger age brackets--he beats her in the middle-age brackets!
John McCain seems to be the only GOP candidate polled who doesn't get whupped consistently by Obama.
Of course, these are nationwide polls, not the Electoral College, etc. But I was just wondering.
Oh, also check out "Barack Obama Star Rising, Especially Against Conservatives in Head to Head Race…" Not saying it's a great website, and it's a bit dated, but look at the numbers.