Obama is the most electable candidate. I mean Hillary. Oh, wait...

[lwcon]

Interesting data and analysis at firedoglake.com:

1) McCain is by far the GOP's strongest candidate in the general election. (Rudy would be stronger, but he's not going to make it past South Carolina, much less to the nomination.) He trounces Hillary 49% to 38%, and beats Obama 46% to 43%. In fact, the only Democrat who beats him is none other than John Edwards, who decisively beats McCain 46% to 39%.

This is why it's a good idea for Michigan Democrats to engage once again in the time-honored tradition of crossover primary voting to vote for Romney and deny McCain a win in the Michigan primary: It blunts McCain's momentum, and convinces Romney to stay in the race at least through the South Carolina primary, which is a good thing as Romney will force McCain to spend money he doesn't have on him to spend. (And if Romney does win the nomination, he's much easier to beat, money or no money.)

2) John Edwards is by far the Democrats' strongest candidate in the general election. He is the only one who is not beaten outright by any Republican candidate: He ties with Giuliani at 44% each, but easily beats McCain, Thompson, Romney, and Huckabee, the latter two by double-digit margins.

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[maddiejoan]

1. Unless he gets some Media attantion

believe me, if Edwards was the frontrunning dem right now --he wouldn't be polling so high

[lwcon]

2. Not so sure you're right

"John Edwards—the more voters know, the more voters like":

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/14/55720/4937/863/436465

[maddiejoan]

3. really?

Because I liked him a hell of a lot more before I got to know him.

[lwcon]

5. Sounds like a scientific sample :v) n/t

[Dawgs]

4. That's because he's the one doing the selling.

If he was constantly criticized and attacked, like Hillary and Obama, his numbers would start to fall.

For instance, how many people know that his record while in the Senate was nothing to brag about?

[lwcon]

6. Unfortunately none of them has a distinguished Senate record

Better than McCain's of course.

And Edwards has been hurt far more by the media blackout on him then helped.

Hillary, despite being savaged by the press at least got enough visibility that she could turn her frontrunner backlash into a frontlash. And Obama has been portrayed as the Second Coming.