Rasmussen: Lib Dem vs. Winger Pub in 2008 would be toss-up

[BurtWorm]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/Election%202008%20Generic.htm

Election 2008: Liberal Dem 40% Conservative GOP 39%
Survey of 1,000 Adults

June 8-9, 2005

Election 2008

President

Liberal Democrat 40%
Conservative Republican 39%
RasmussenReports.com


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Election 2008

President

Moderate Democrat 46%
Conservative Republican 35%
RasmussenReports.com


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Election 2008

President

Moderate Democrat 42%
Moderate Republican 38%
RasmussenReports.com


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Election 2008

President

Liberal Democrat 36%
Moderate Republican 44%
RasmussenReports.com


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June 10, 2005--Election 2008 will be a toss-up if Democrats nominate a liberal candidate and Republicans nominate a conservative. A Rasmussen Reports survey finds that 40% of Americans say they would vote for a liberal Democrat and 39% for a Conservative Republican.

The survey also found that if both parties nominate a moderate candidate, the Democrats have a 42% to 38% advantage. Obviously, events over the next three years could change these figures in either direction, but the survey generally shows an electorate that remains evenly split between the two parties.

The survey documents the conventional wisdom concerning the political center. If Democrats nominate a moderate candidate and the GOP selects a conservative, the survey shows that Democrats would have a nine-point advantage. On the other hand, if Democrats nominate a liberal candidate and Republicans pick a moderate, the GOP gains an 8-point advantage

[davidinalameda]

1. is there such a thing as a moderate Republican anymore

:shrug:

[BurtWorm]

2. Joe Lieberman is mod--

scratch that.

[davidinalameda]

6. maybe he would switch with the right encouragement

hey Joe-go run as the Repuke you are

[Melodybe]

3. Another close election for them to fucking steal!

Wake up and smell the pattern.

www.verifiedvoting.org

[smoogatz]

4. It's all about framing.

Bush ran twice as a moderate--and he's slightly to the right of Mussolini. Both times he was able to paint his opponents as wild-eyed, unstable, untrustworthy far-left liberals, when in fact both Kerry and Gore are political centrists. It doesn't matter what the candidates' politics really are--what matters is how successful they are at defining themselves and their opponent.

[LSdemocrat]

5. Exactly. It's a battle who defines themself (and their opponent) better