Electability Data Does Not Support Anti-Clinton Electability Narratives

[William769]

Comparing how Clinton, Edwards and Obama all perform against Republicans in the general election in a single public opinion survey is certainly the best, quantifiable means of determining “electability” around. However, one of the difficulties in determining which of the leading Democratic candidates is the most “electable” is that few national polling organizations ask general election trial heats for Clinton, Obama and Edwards during the same survey. So, in an attempt to filter out the noise and come closer to finding an answer to the “electability” question that will almost certainly haunt the nomination campaign during the fall, I have produced charts going back to the start of April that show the results from all of the polls that ask general election questions for how all three of Clinton, Edwards and Obama perform against Rudy Giuliani. All polls are taken from Real Clear Politics:

http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=38A2682ACB65E6BA8454DA9ABD0A682C?diaryId=1019

[Vincardog]

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