Obama has edge in matchup against McCain

[Liberty Belle]

Analysis: Obama has edge over Clinton in head-to-head matchup against McCain:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/08/20008.matchups.schneider/index.html

A CNN poll, conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation February 1-3, shows Clinton three points ahead of McCain, 50 percent to 47 percent. That's within the poll's margin of error of 3 percentage points, meaning that the race is statistically tied..

A Time magazine poll, conducted February 1-4, also shows a dead heat between Clinton and McCain. Each was backed by 46 percent of those polled.

...In the CNN poll, Obama leads McCain by 8 points, 52 percent to 44 percent. That's outside the margin of error, meaning that Obama has the lead.

And in the Time poll, Obama leads McCain by 7 points, 48 percent to 41 percent -- a lead also outside of the poll's margin of error of 3 percentage points.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

1. America doesn't want to watch Clinton and McCain

fight over who is going to be tougher on islamofacism, America wants a decisively anti-war candidate.

[Cobalt-60]

2. I anticipate more of a Republican Rout

On Clinton vs Mccain:
He's big and mean but old. Hillary should be able to avoid
McCain's poisonous bite to land a knockout punch.
Obama is younger and faster.
The ability to jab plus a longer reach should beat down
McCain quite efficiently.
Either of our potential candidates whip McCain handily.
At least the old duffer can retire to his home state.