News Item Republican McCain trails Clinton and Obama: poll

al Asaad · 03-06-2008, 05:39 AM

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Republican McCain trails Clinton and Obama: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain trails Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in hypothetical matchups, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Wednesday Illinois Sen. Obama leads McCain by 12 percentage points -- 52 percent to 40 percent; New York Sen. Clinton leads McCain by 6 points -- 50 percent to 44 percent, the poll found.
McCain, an Arizona senator, has turned his attention to the November 4 general election after clinching his party's nomination on Tuesday night. Clinton and Obama are still locked in a close battle for the Democratic nomination.
McCain, endorsed by U.S. President George W. Bush, fares poorly against Clinton and Obama among Americans who disapprove of the president and Americans opposing the war, The Washington Post said.
About two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job and think the war was not worth fighting, the newspaper said.
Age might be another obstacle for 71-year-old McCain, who if elected would be the oldest first-term president.
The percentage of Americans discouraged by McCain's age (27 percent) is more than double the number who would be less enthusiastic about supporting Obama, who would be the first African American president or Clinton, who would be the first female president, the Post reported.

It begins. Only days after "clinching" the Republican nomination, McCain faces the reality of American voters who have a clear choice: with McCain Americans get more Bush/tax cuts and years more of war.
With Obama/Clinton there is "new".

Environment Man · 03-06-2008, 05:50 AM

Yeah but by the time the Clintons finish with Obama, Negroes might get angry enough to not only VOTE for McCain, they might just bolt the Democrat Party and become Republicans. See you in Denver. Free the Denver 8.

Jonesy · 03-06-2008, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by al Asaad

It begins. Only days after "clinching" the Republican nomination, McCain faces the reality of American voters who have a clear choice: with McCain Americans get more Bush/tax cuts and years more of war.
With Obama/Clinton there is "new".

If Pubbies choose the fear card, they'll lose. People only fear change if they think it will be a bad change. After Bush, there is no way it could be a bad change (no offense to Bush... poor bastard is a victim of his own brain and all the things responsible for making his brain the way it is).

The good news is, due to recent breakthroughs, we should be able to guarantee only healthy, American brains can, in the future, enter government office. It'll take some time, of course, but we are on our way. Maybe a good deal of progress could be made from now until inauguration?

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