Edwards/Obama Best Bet in General

That really is my dream team-an Edwards/Obama ticket. This is one reason why.
A new Zogby poll has some sobering news for democrats. In a general election match-up, Sen. Hillary Clinton trails all five likely republican candidates-Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Mike Huckabee, and McCain-while both Edwards and Obama lead all five. Read more here.

This is not the first poll that has pointed to Clinton's general election problems. Her negatives have always been high. She has had consistent problems with making the "electability" argument. We have three supreme court justices on the line, folks. Don't we need to nominate the candidate who has the best shot at actually defeating the republican nominee? Looks to me as if either Edwards or Obama would stand a better shot than Clinton.

Edwards on Top in Iowa

Edwards, Romney lead new KCCI poll, Clinton and Obama have slipped.



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"Edwards the Electable"

As this piece on the Rolling Stone website points out, Edwards is the Democratic candidate who consistently polls best against possible Republican challengers. Rasmussen's polling supports that claim. And, he's leading the Democratic field in Iowa. While the Rasmussen piece shows that he now has only a two point advantage over Giuliani, you have to remember that most voters have not yet really tuned in to the race. I wager that when they have the opportunity to look at John Edwards the family man who is devoted to his wife of 30+ years, and compare that to Giuliani who is three-times maritally challenged, that gap will widen.

Do you think that it is possible that Democrats will finally get it right? Is it possible that we will finally get the candidate through the primary who can win the general election? We just might. Here's a clip from the Rasmussen article:

Senator Edwards is now viewed favorably by 55%, unfavorably by 42%. Both numbers are at the high end of his ratings over the last six months. In addition to his edge over Giuliani and McCain, Edwards leads former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson.

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New Gallup Poll: Presidential Race Tightens

According to a new Gallup poll, the race for the Democratic nomination for President continues to tighten. Hillary Clinton, who has been the front-runner in early polling continues to draw favorability ratings below 50%, now dropping to 45% of Democrats and those who lean Democratic. Her unfavorables, at 28%, are the highest of the three top candidates: Edwards, Obama and Clinton.

According to Gallup, the majority of Americans do not have a favorable view of Sen. Clinton. This is bad news for her campaign because unlike the other candidate, she has nearly 100% name recognition among poll respondents, while the other candidates are still building name recognition and image. Many have speculated that Clinton's early lead in the polls is fueled by her high name recognition.

Obama's favorability ratings appear to have stabilized, while Sen. Edwards' rating continue to improve. You can read the whole article here.

Edwards Ahead in Iowa, Viewed as Most Electable

Daily Kos reports that a recent University of Iowa poll shows Sen. Edwards' lead there widening and that he is viewed by potential Democratic caucus goers as the most electable of all the candidates. 89% of those polled view Edwards as electable.

Impressive numbers!

New Poll: Edwards Leads Top Republican Candidates

A brand new Rasmussen Poll is good news for John Edwards. The survey of 800 likely voters, conducted March 26-27, showed:

Survey of 800 Likely Voters
March 26-27, 2007

John Edwards (D) vs. John McCain (R)
John Edwards (D) 47%
John McCain (R) 38%

John Edwards (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)
John Edwards (D) 55%
Mitt Romney (R) 29%

In addition, among those surveyed, Edwards enjoys high favorability. Rasmussen says:

Senator Edwards is now viewed favorably by 57% of voters, including 53% of men, 61% of women. Thirty-five percent (35%) have an unfavorable opinion.

That's also the best showing for Edwards so far. Like other top-tier Democratic candidates, the Senator's unfavorable rating had lately been almost as high as his favorable rating. In mid-March he averaged 47% favorable, 45% unfavorable in our surveys (with the same ten-point discrepancy between men and women).

Last week, Edwards also had a strong showing in a Georgia Insider Advantage Poll. He and Hillary Clinton were the top two choices of those surveyed, with Edwards only four points behind Clinton, and within the margin of error for the poll.

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New Poll: Georgians Moving Toward Edwards

A new Strategic Vision poll released today, courtesy of one of my favorite sites Georgia Political and Policy Digest shows that Georgians are moving toward John Edwards as their choice for President. This poll contains lots of interesting tidbits on everything from Bush's approval rating in Georgia (40%) to how voters feel about Sunday alcohol sales and laws relating to teens charged with sex crimes, and is well worth a read.

Here's what the poll concludes about the Democrats running for President:

On the Democratic side, New York Senator Hillary Clinton led with 28%; Illinois Senator Barack Obama 25%; former North Carolina Senator John Edwards received 18%; former General Wesley Clark received 5%; Delaware Senator Joseph Biden received 3%; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson received 2%; Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd received 1%; Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich 1%; and 17% were undecided.
“Senator Clinton’s lead over both Obama and Edwards has decreased over the past month and is now the smallest since we began polling this question,” said Johnson. “Clinton’s support has been in decline for the past several months, largely due to the Obama frenzy but now we are also seeing detecting movement towards Edwards.”

In Democratic presidential primaries, early leads in polls have seldom predicted victory. As more and more Georgians hear Edwards stand up and advocate for telling voters the truth (what a novel idea), he will gain more and more strength here.