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Tonya
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Tonya
Post Number: 6731
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 11:30 am: | 
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(New Pew study OBLITERATES the notion that Obama would do well w/Clinton voters/supporters (against McCain in November)....In fact, the study suggests that the reverse is actually true.)
PewResearchCenter Publications
Barack Obama is riding high as the March 4 primaries approach. Obama has moved out to a broad-based advantage over Hillary Clinton in the national Democratic primary contest and holds a 50%-43% lead over John McCain in a general election matchup.
However, the survey results point to several potential hazards for Obama. A solid majority of voters (56%) says Obama has not provided enough information about his plans and policies; in contrast, most voters say Clinton and McCain have disclosed enough information about their plans. Moreover, a plurality of voters (43%) says that Obama would not be "tough enough" in dealing with foreign policy and national security issues.
The latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Feb. 20-24 among 1,508 adults, also finds signs of trouble for the GOP's frontrunner. Even as there are indications McCain is consolidating his support within the Republican base, nearly half of conservative Republicans (46%) say his positions on the issues are not conservative enough. McCain's image among independent voters has slipped since early February, and currently Obama edges McCain by 49% to 43% among independents in a general election matchup.
However, public attitudes about the war in Iraq have turned more positive, which is a favorable development for McCain. A steadily growing number of Americans say progress is being made in Iraq. Moreover, 47% now favor keeping U.S. troops in Iraq until the situation there has stabilized, the highest percentage expressing this view in well more than a year.
Perceptions of how things are going in Iraq are strongly correlated with support for McCain, among Republicans, Democrats and independents. For example, in a matchup against Barack Obama, McCain does 31 points better among independents who believe the war is going well than among those who think it is not going well.
Hillary Clinton's support levels have slipped across the board among Democrats. Clinton leads Obama only among white women voters, those ages 65 and older, and voters with household incomes of less than $30,000 a year. In addition, overcoming voters' perceptions of Obama's momentum is a major challenge for Clinton. Fully 70% of Democratic voters -- including 52% of those who support Clinton -- say that Obama is most likely to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
Nonetheless, Clinton fares nearly as well as Obama in a head-to-head matchup with McCain, however. The New York senator runs better than Obama among self-described Democrats in the general election test, although Obama fares better than Clinton among independents.
Democratic Base Fissures
Although attention has been focused on McCain's problems with the GOP base, there are indications that some Democrats might defect if Obama is the party's nominee. Overall, 20% of white Democratic voters say they would vote for McCain if Obama is the Democratic nominee. That is twice the percentage of white Democrats who say they would support McCain in a Clinton-McCain matchup. Older Democrats (ages 65 and older), lower-income and less educated Democrats also would support McCain at higher levels if Obama rather than Clinton is the party's nominee.
Full Report: http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=398 |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11780
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 01:00 pm: |
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Now, now, Tonya. Tone it down. You don't want to offend "enchanted" and her posse. |
Nels
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Username: Nels
Post Number: 1076
Registered: 07-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 09:17 pm: |
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It really doesn't matter anymore. McCain's going to win the general in November(?). Then again, I guess Tonya's got that one figured out too. |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11795
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 10:03 pm: |
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Yeah, Nels, John McCain will get elected because sore losers like you won't vote for Hillary if she wins the nomination fair and square. You'd rather put a George Bush clone in office. Change, indeed. |
Chrishayden
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 6394
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 02:22 pm: |
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Yeah, Nels, John McCain will get elected because sore losers like you won't vote for Hillary if she wins the nomination fair and square. You'd rather put a George Bush clone in office. Change, indeed
(I wouldn't vote for that Bag if she had diamond toenails and ruby eyeballs) |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 11814
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 05:45 pm: |
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Who needs a non-entity like you to vote for them, chrishayden??? You match up very well with old bubble head McCain. By all means vote for him. Good riddance.  |
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