Poll Finds G.O.P. Field Isn’t Touching Voters

[underpants]

Source: NY Times

NOw THAT'S a headline!!



Three weeks before the Iowa caucuses, Republican voters across the country appear uninspired by their field of presidential candidates, with a vast majority saying they have not made a final decision about whom to support, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

Not one of the Republican candidates is viewed favorably by even half the Republican electorate, the poll found. And in a sign of the fluidity of the race, former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, who barely registered in early polls several months ago, is now locked in a tight contest nationally with Rudolph W. Giuliani and Mitt Romney.

By contrast, Democrats are happier with their field and more settled in their decisions. For all the problems Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton appears to be having holding off her rivals in Iowa and New Hampshire, she remains strong nationally, the poll found. Even after what her aides acknowledge have been two of the roughest months of her candidacy, she is viewed by Democrats as a far more electable presidential nominee than either Senator Barack Obama or John Edwards.

Not only do substantially more Democratic voters judge her to be ready for the presidency than believe Mr. Obama is prepared for the job, the poll found, but more Democrats also see Mrs. Clinton rather than Mr. Obama as someone who can unite the country.



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[tanyev]

1. At least they're not touching voters inappropriately, either.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

2. At this point, what the hell. It couldn't hurt.

nt

[Donkeykick]

3. If they did I wonder if...

they would step down to only later want their job back.

[AlinPA]

11. Perfect, I was going to say "Keep your hands off me you republican creep"!

[niceypoo]

13. Your post brings this to mind....

[libbygurl]

14. LOL ! Bingo ! nt.

[Virginia Dare]

4. No clear "beer buddy" candidate has emerged I guess...n/t

[trogdor]

7. Would you drink beer with the preacher?

Religion and beer do not mix. Period.

[Virginia Dare]

12. I wouldn't drink beer with any of them..

not even if they were buying, I value my time too much..

Your post reminded me of a Catholic wedding I attended some years ago, where the attending priest was the groom's uncle. I remember him very clearly at the reception with a scotch in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

[bdamomma]

5. for some strange reason I think the neocons will put a dark horse

in there to shake things up even more. maybe they have someone waiting in the wings????

[underpants]

6. ?

I don't think they want to run Jeb, yet.

[peace frog]

8. Schadenfreude

I won't even attempt to hide how greatly I'm enjoying this. How the mighty art fallen - at long goddamn last!!!

[AngryAmish]

9. Larry Craig was trying to touch a voter do that in the airport bathroom

[bunkerbuster1]

10. Very telling stat in one of their charts -- Dems' unfavorables v. Reps'

I'll cut to the chase: Republicans are twice as likely to hate Rudy than Democrats are to hate Hillary (or Barak, or John.)

[Zorra]

15. Best to keep the kids inside anyway until the "field" goes back

to their stalls.

[madrchsod]

16. a field of losers............

it serves them right to suffer

[Javaman]

17. GOP meeting...

chairman: okay guys, no more touching of the voters, okay!!! no more bathroom antics, no more groping of the pages, no more escorts, nothing, zilch, zero, nadda! understand?

chorus of gop congressmen: mumble mumble, okay, mumble mumble.

chairman: okay, now I'm off to the spa on fire island.

[underpants]

19. LOL

[tom_paine]

18. What a lucky thing the Bushies don't need voters to "win".

This might be a real problem for them otherwise.

[bamacrat]

20. I'm sure all GOPers have been advised to refrain from touching voters.

They are all so creepy, even an honest non icky touch could freak someone out to the extent that they have another scandal. hahahahah

[insane_cratic_gal]

21. Does that mean the bathrooms of America are safe?

[otohara]

22. If Bush Could Run Again

would that make them happy?

[KamaAina]

23. As long as voters don't touch them

with a ten-foot pole, that is!

[CANDO]

24. Clinton can "unite the country"???

She can't even unite her own party! They didn't ask me my opinion.

[lonestarnot]

25. And you know why don't you?

They're all a little fucking touched!

[AX10]

26. This is odd. Seeing that they are a bunch of kooks...

one would think that the GOP base would just love these ass's.