McCain leads Clinton by 8; Obama by 6.

[calteacherguy]

I post this not to bring everyone down or lose hope, but merely to make us sober to the challenge that lies before us. McCain will be a formidable candidate. Can we win against him? Yes we can!

And now on to the sobering info....

The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of Election 2008 shows Republican frontrunner Senator John McCain with single-digit leads over Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. McCain now leads Clinton 48% to 40%. He leads Barack Obama 47% to 41%.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/john_mccain_match_ups/election_2008_mccain_vs_clinton_and_obama

Yes we can!

[liberalnurse]

1. So, looks like it's

"President McCain".

[calteacherguy]

4. No worries. Obama has always been underestimated.

;-)

[liberalnurse]

10. I will vote McCain if Obama is our Nominee.

Either way, were doomed.....faster with McCain.

[Barack_America]

14. That's the Democratic spirit! n/t

[liberalnurse]

32. I see it as the DU Spirit.

I resist being harassed by Obama supported.

[oldtime dfl_er]

15. I'm sorry but I can't understand this

On what basis do you say this? Really, what are you doing at DEMOCRATIC Underground wiht an attitude like that?

[jasmine621]

21. Not after tonight does McCain lead any Dem. Bet on it! nt

[liberalnurse]

33. Not of late.................

DU is now Obamaland....24/7 praise be Obama..... :shrug:

I can tolerate CU longer than I can my own beloved DU at this stage of the Primaries.

I know what that feels like since I live north of the I-75 Jesus!





DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND "PRAISE BE OBAMA"

OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA

[candice]

20. No you won't. McCain will have an opportunity to pick a Supreme Court

justice and will stack the court so that we live in a backward, conservative country for the next 30 years.

[Thrill]

25. Then don't complain with 4 more yrs of George Bush

[Alexander]

31. Why are you here, then?

[candice]

19. Yes, he was projected to win N.H. by double digits.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

2. nobody is paying attention yet. hard to believe but true

[DangerDave921]

34. Totally useless poll

Seriously, who the F cares what people say in January about an election taking place in November??? It is meaningless. Absolutely meaningless.

[Aviation Pro]

3. Rasmussen....

....is a Republican shill who is consistently wrong and skewed. My prediction is whoever is the Democratic candidate will win by at least 20 percentage points.

[kirby]

5. McCain's VP will be important...

With a 71 year old in office he will need a decent VP or it will hurt him in the GE.

[Thrill]

26. You know its going to be Huckabee

I don't even think its a question

[Occam Bandage]

6. Polls are worthless this far out--absolutely worthless. They're as valuable as

the ones a few months ago showing Giuliani's 30-point lead for the GOP primary.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Not after tonight

He got pounded pretty good, especially by Obama.

[Seeker30]

8. Yea, just like Rasmussen had Kerry ahead

All I can say is if this country puts another republican in there after the past 7 years then we can all plan on sleeping on park benches.

[LiberteToujours]

9. We can win this

Either of them can beat McCain. It's good to know where things stand now and that there is ground to make up, but when people see the the contrast between the Democrats' enthusiasm for Clinton or Obama (or both!) versus the Republicans' lukewarm endorsement (or outright hostility) of Romney or McCain, I believe we will see a lot of numbers change.

[asdjrocky]

11. great

[doc03]

12. The polls are meaningless

Dukakis was supposedly something like 18 points ahead after the convention and lost. Al Gore was several percent ahead and it ended up being decided in Florida buy what 130 votes. I don't know if the election was stolen or not, I have heard arguments both ways. If Al Gore would have just carried his own state he would be President today. Same way with Kerry he was way ahead at one time too.

on edit: McCain may go completely nuts in October and the Democrat would win or there could be another terror attack here that would probably put McCain in office.

[SmellsLikeDeanSpirit]

22. Kerry was never way ahead and any point in 2004.

I think he was up by 2-3% during the summer, but nothing else. He never had a convention bounce. Meanwhile Bush was up by 6% during September after his convention. Bush's numbers didn't start going down until after the 1st debate where Kerry kicked his ass.

[Meshuga]

38. He was ahead of Bush during the primaries

And with a nice lead in May of 2004. Kerry didn't get a bounce from the convention and Bush got a big bounce from his convention. These early polls as bullshit. Let them go face to face and see what happens. McCain has nothing to offer. We have a nice crop of candidates this time around.

[Barack_America]

13. Those numbers will reverse in an instant after the first Presidential Debate...n/t

[ErnestoG]

16. Sheeee-it.

If this doesn't wake up the Hillaroids, nothing will

[Seeker30]

18. Holy shit...250 posts a day?

How much you get paid for that?

[Marrah_G]

41. I bet you can come up with a bunch more cutsie insults for DUers!

They have a list of them over "there" don't they?

[TexasObserver]

17. Don't trust Scott R-AssMunchen. He's a Pub water boy.

He had one poll bad for Bush in August, 2004, and he's been kissing Republican hiney ever since to make up for it.

Most of the polls have a lean. Like ARG. Totally unreliable when they're pushing a candidate.

[formernaderite]

40. wait doesnt' lucinda something or other do the democratic

portion of the poll...it's not just scott. the biggest prob with their polls is their automated, so they could be skewed for that reason...but they can also afford to do them daily.

[defendandprotect]

23. That sounds like garbage to me ---

I'd be surprised if McCain could lead a pony ==

[Thrill]

24. I don't buy it. He's just been getting a lot of press

When his shit gets called to the carpet, he'll be down by 10

[McCamy Taylor]

27. Since they are the same vote based on their merits not on some imaginary head to head.

Mostly McCain has not been slimed yet. He will not look so good once his pro-war stance has been trumpeted across the land. He can pretend he has a secret plan to end the war, but no one will believe him. The war will sink his campaign like an iceberg. AND he will be too noble to use race baiting tactics against Obama.

[tandem5]

28. ugh rasmussen!! nt

[niceypoo]

29. McCain is running as a Bush Clone

On a promise to continue the war forever. Yeah, voters will just clamor for that!

Your attempt at fear mongering is laughable, almost as laughable as McCain being their nominee.

[Hieronymus]

30. Edwards was shown in polls to have the ability to defeat McCain. Most

Democrats didn't like what he paid for his house and a haircut... priorities.
:sarcasm:

[UALRBSofL]

35. I've seen those numbers for 2 weeks

I wonder how accurate it is because I've seen those numbers for 2 weeks???

[NoPasaran]

36. We're going to kick Mr Less Jobs, More Wars' ass in November

McCain will rue the day he was born.

[Meshuga]

37. Bullshit poll in January/February means nothing

Let McCain go face to face with our nominee to see how things change. McCain has nothing to offer. He is another Bob Dole.

[cobalt1999]

39. I'll wait until the parties actually start campaigning against each other before looking at polls.

Until then, it's as relevant as predicting by studying chicken entrails.