Do the Obama-McCrazy, Clinton-McCrazy head-to-head polls worry you at all?

[BuyingThyme]

I see people posting them all the time, arguing that the Dems are perhaps doing themselves in, but I don't see it.

Wouldn't you expect a major-party candidate who's already got the nomination locked up to poll better than a major-party candidate whose future is still in question? I would.

Frankly, I think the fact that these polls have been so close bodes very well for both Barack and Hillary.

How 'bout you?

[David Dunham]

1. Yes but I think the Dem will win in the end

[rwheeler31]

4. Keep the smile goin.

[BuyingThyme]

5. You've got an extraneous space in your avatar URL.

[Forkboy]

2. I'm with you. Not worried about it.

[azmouse]

3. No they don't worry me.

It's just too far out from the election for the polls to have any meaning.
Now, if the same results are there in the polls in late Oct I'll hit the panic button.

[laugle]

6. The polls showing

28% of Hillary supporters will vote for McCain, an 19% of them will stay home; bodes very badly for Obama......if he can unify the party he is truly a saint! LOL

Good god that's 47%!!

When do we start the "suck-up to Hillary supporters" thread.........LOL, LOL

[bhikkhu]

7. Its all good information, if not too closely analyzed.

here's a link to a good run-down, by the way:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/national.html

probably the main thing you might say in summary of the polls is that McCain is about tied with either candidate, and we are some months out. That is, no big drama, no Hillary is unelectable or Obama is unelectable...just a pretty level field.

[BuyingThyme]

10. I would expect McCrazy to be riding a post-convention-like bump

at this point.

But it's not there.

[burythehatchet]

8. no. people who look at them are wasting time

[MADem]

9. No. The Kerry-Bush polls had Kerry winning decisively at this time.

It all depends on how one campaigns in the general. Until we get to that point, it's all speculation, really. Meaningless.

If polls at the early stages actually meant anything, President Kerry would be finishing up his first term and we wouldn't be having this discussion.

[LiberalAndProud]

11. As far as weather reports go, not at all.

One poll counts, (and it's not the exit poll).

[BuyingThyme]

13. That's debatable.

[LiberalAndProud]

15. The debatable part is how it is counted.

But only one poll counts.

[walldude]

12. I agree.. whoever picks up the nomination

will get a huge boost in the polls once the primary is over. There are a number of vocal people who claim they will vote McCain if their candidate loses but they are by no means even close to the majority.

Considering how badly things are going in Iraq and at home, I believe it would take an act of god or outright defiance of the constitution to lose this election. I don't think even voter fraud is going to be an issue, I think the Dems are going to win big.

The rising cost of fuel and food is affecting everyone, people realize they can't financially take 4 more years of republican rule. And that's how people vote in the end, when all is said and done, it's not racism, it's not sexism, it's not the preachers or the experience, it's the money.

[cliffordu]

14. Not really -

When the debates for the white house start and McCain has his ass handed to him by Obama on every issue they face, well, Game. Set. Match.

[Barking Spider]

16. Not until they are actually going head-to-head.

Obama will wipe the floor with Sen. Liverspots when the real contest starts.