Posted on 02/13/2008 7:37:26 PM PST by jdm
Barack Obama has gained strength in prospective general election match-ups against Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee, while Hillary Clinton does not fare as well, a new nationwide Zogby Interactive poll shows.
The online survey shows that Obama would defeat both McCain and Huckabee, while Clinton would lose to McCain and only defeat Huckabee by a small margin.
Clinton struggles among political independents, trailing McCain by a wide margin and Huckabee by a slim margin in that demographic, the survey shows. Against both men, she wins less than 80% of her own party. However, she does better among Democrats than either McCain or Huckabee does among Republicans. Huckabee wins just 70% support in a match-up against Clinton, while McCain wins 72% of the GOP support against her.
Obama has much stronger Democratic Party support, winning 87% backing of the Democrats when pitted against Huckabee, and 84% of the Democratic support against McCain. Among independents, Obama leads McCain by a 46% to 33% edge and Huckabee by a 48% to 31% advantage.
Among men, Obama narrowly loses to McCain but narrowly leads Huckabee. Among women, he leads both Republicans by margins that are wider than the advantage Clinton enjoys over McCain and Huckabee. However, Clinton loses to both McCain and Huckabee among men.
Obama held wides leads over the GOPers among younger voters. Among older voters, Obama held a narrow lead over Huckabee, but trailed McCain. Clinton led Huckabee and McCain among younger voters, but trailed them both among voters age 65 and older.
The online survey included 7,468 likely voters nationwide. It was conducted Feb. 8-11, 2008, and carries a margin of error of +/- 1.2 percentage points.
Bears repeating.
And then there’s Newt’s recent comment re the 13 million who turned out to vote in the dem primaries vs. the 8 million who turned out for the republican primaries. I think he called this “ominous.” I would agree.
A brilliant observation
I turned out for the Democrat primary, myself. The GOP didn’t have any meaningful choices left by the time this got to Virginia, so the opportunity to help Hillary lose was too tempting to pass up.
I think one thing we are seeing with Obama’s popularity is a lot of people who normally turn out GOP voting for him to put an end to the Clinton era for good.
As far as McCain goes... if he wants a Republican to be President in 2009, he’ll step aside and support someone who can credibly earn the respect of all factions of the party. And if he doesn’t want a Republican to win, I don’t see why I should either.
“”And then there’s Newt’s recent comment re the 13 million who turned out to vote in the dem primaries vs. the 8 million who turned out for the republican primaries. I think he called this “ominous.” “”
Dude, nothing ominous about it. Despite the fact that many Reps see that Obama is the better candidate, they will not vote for him, I hope coz he’s a Dem, but I think coz he’s black, too.
Reps like Obama way more than Mccain, no doubt. Doesn’t mean squat. All this “VOTER TURNOUT” bull crap is a very, very nice distraction for Dems to focus on. Come November, reps are gonna be at the voting boots in droves. 52 mill voted for bush, they’re not all gonna stay home.
We’re all gonna scream It’s a Miracle when mccain wins but it’s a nobrainer. america CANNOT go from bush to obama, however moderate he might be.
Check out a REAL pollster
http://www.gallup.com/poll/104290/McCain-Holds-Own-Against-Obama-Clinton.aspx
God is that ever the truth. Earlier today while reading a McCain thread I thought about a 10cc song from the early 70's called "I Want To Be A Boss"
I think Obama as President would be good for the country in the long run.
he will suspend all surveillance of terrorists, but then he’d have to restart it after a few cities are lost to a nuke attack.
He’ll let the Bush tax cuts expire, bringing on a recession, and hatred for himself. (Most of the people voting for Obama are only vaguely aware of the Bush tax cuts, and totally unaware that they are going to expire.)
He’ll pull out of Iraq, but the loss of a few cities to a nuke will make that move unpopular in short order.
He’ll bring on inflation, gigantic new entitlements, and throw open the borders.
He’ll be more leftist than Carter, and more unsuccessful. He’ll bring on a conservative reaction unlike any that’s been seen before.
Right now, a real reform of the Republican Party is impossible, because the leadership have been in Washington too long, and are corrupt.
I am miles away from being a political analyst but even I can give you a long list of why this poll is meaningless and probably ass backwards.
Ronald Reagan would vote for McCain, just like he sucked it up and supported Gerry Ford, something that Michael Reagan pointed out a few days ago. He didn’t like Ford or his kind of “conservatism,” but he knew it was the right thing to do to try to keep the dems out of power.
Everybody throws Reagan’s name around like it’s sacred, but nobody wants to follow his lead.
The White House is moving left.
The only question is “how far?”
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If left means West it will wind up on Santa Catalina island.
Ronald Reagan would vote for McCain, just like he sucked it up and supported Gerry Ford, something that Michael Reagan pointed out a few days ago. He didn’t like Ford or his kind of “conservatism,” but he knew it was the right thing to do to try to keep the dems out of power.
Everybody throws Reagan’s name around like it’s sacred, but nobody wants to follow his lead.
FREEPERS for Obama! That is all I have been hearing...makes me sick!!! Get a grip FREEPERS. Vote Hillary in Texas and Ohio...and Pennslvania in April. It is the right thing to do. Obama must be stopped and then Hillary during the general. Why FREEPERS don’t want the Republicans to stop Hillary is beyond me.
“The next POTUS will be Obama. He will take at least 40 states.”
I predict Obama will win 48 states. He will lose Wyoming and Montana and that is it. I would have said Obama would win only 47 states but McCain f’ed his chances in Utah.
If we have to have one of them, I’d rather have osamabama - she’s been in the White House already and knows the ropes...
If Obama gets it, Gay marriage will pass (he will win more Senate Seats), taxes will rise, Iraq will be over, We will be friendly to Iran and Venesuela, abortions will be allowed until the baby is six months old, and that is just the first day. Seriously think before you hope that Obama is the next President of the United States.
Wow you hate Hillary that much that you want Obama to win. That does not make sense for someone here ten years and is typically a conservative.
Obama will never take Florida
Oh darn!! I was hoping we would be there forever! Or at least 10,000 years. < / sarcasm >
Oh darn!! I was hoping we would be there forever! Or at least 10,000 years. < / sarcasm>
Oh darn!! I was hoping we would be there forever! Or at least 10,000 years. < / sarcasm>
Oh darn!! I was hoping we would be there forever! Or at least 10,000 years. < / sarcasm>
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