Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

John Edwards appears to be only Dem to squash GOP!

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU
 
saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 05:09 PM
Original message
John Edwards appears to be only Dem to squash GOP!
Edited on Wed Jun-20-07 05:10 PM by saracat
Source: Editor & Publisher

While much appears to be going the Democrats' way in public opinion, it is not really translating in presidential election heats -- and now Mayor Mike Blomberg might enter the race as an independent, which might hurt the Dems, as well.

A new Gallup poll finds the three leading Democratic contenders barely edging the top Republicans. The only exception is that former Gov. Mitt Romney fares very poorly. At the same time, former Sen. John Edwards appears to be soaring.

The June 11-14 polls finds Sen. Hillary Clinton besting Sen. John McCain 48% to 46%, Sen. Barack Obama topping him 49% to 46% and Edwards, surprisingly, with the biggest edge, 50% to 44%. The numbers for a race against former Mayor Rudy Giuliani are almost the same.

Romney, however, trails each of the three Democrats by wide margins: losing to Clinton by 13%, to Obama by 21% and to Edwards by a whopping 29%.

McCain's strength -- despite several apparent setbacks -- has held very steady this year in these heats, while Giuliani has faded.


Read more: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_di...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 05:11 PM
Response to Original message
1. Good for him. I like Edwards
polls are meaningless at this stage, but what the hell.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 05:14 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. Well, it is just that it seems he is trashed so much on DU!
I just can't imagine what some Dems are thinking when they buy into the RW Meme about any of our candidates!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 05:15 PM
Response to Original message
3. Wouldn't a Gore/Edwards ticket be nice? n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 05:16 PM
Response to Reply #3
4. I think it unlikely Edwards would be second fiddle again.I certainly wouldn't, but
Edited on Wed Jun-20-07 05:17 PM by saracat
one never knows.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Tejanocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 05:17 PM
Response to Reply #3
5. Nice? It would win BY A MILE. But I'm afraid President Gore isn't going to run.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 05:51 PM
Response to Original message
6. That the problem with a single poll. Edwards has been trending down in GE matchups
While both Hillary and Obama have been trending up.

http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08gen.htm
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
jcrew2001 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 06:57 PM
Response to Reply #6
7. Edwards can win in a landslide while Hillary might barely win
Edited on Wed Jun-20-07 07:07 PM by jcrew2001
I want to win in a landslide - no florida or ohio repeats.

Do you honestly think Edwards will lose swing states to Rudy or Romney ??? He'll take Ohio, Arkansas, Florida.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
CTD Donating Member (732 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 09:49 PM
Response to Original message
8. Of those currently running, yes.
This fails to take Gore into account. But at this stage of the game, that's fine.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
BenDavid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-20-07 11:36 PM
Response to Original message
9. In every known poll
when HRC goes head to head with any repug she wins....Did you all see the key words....SHE WINS.....
I do thank you
Ben David
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Awsi Dooger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-21-07 01:56 AM
Response to Reply #9
12. It's not Hillary winning
It's a simple matter of a Democrat defeating a Republican, given the current national mood. Hillary gives away plenty of our generic edge but not all of it.

I'd prefer a candidate who did not surrender the national tilt and IMO that's Edwards. I don't need polls. I talk to moderates and right wingers every day and they have told me for years that Edwards is the least objectionable recent Democrat.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
slick8790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-21-07 09:01 AM
Response to Reply #9
13. Nope. That's just wrong.
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/match_ups/election_2008_democratic_presidential_matchups

Every known poll, eh? Rasmussen, one of the most reliable polling firms out there, says she loses to mccain and guiliani, while Edwards wins them all, and Obama only loses one. Why don't you do a little research before trying to get the rest of us to worship at the altar of hillary?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
waiting for hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-21-07 03:25 PM
Response to Reply #13
15. Here's some more from Rasmussen:
Election 2008: Edwards Dominates Both McCain and Romney
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008_edwards_dominates_both_mccain_and_romney

I don't trust most polls, but I have to admit, I do like what I'm seeing....:)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Stop Cornyn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-21-07 12:24 AM
Response to Original message
10. Thanks for posting this.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-21-07 01:38 AM
Response to Original message
11. No Wonder Fox is constantly on his case and appear to
always doing everything they can to promote Hilary.

Except for Hannity, of course.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
PurityOfEssence Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-21-07 12:23 PM
Response to Reply #11
14. It's obvious, isn't it? Why don't more people see this?
To be fair, many people DO see this and many have posted here to that effect, but why isn't it more apparent to the broad sweep of the electorate? Reactionary pundits are constantly defending Hillary and ignoring Edwards almost completely, except for the few moments of ridicule and reminders that he's merely in third place. (That's a pretty damned solid third, mind you.)

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct 31st 2024, 06:56 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC