Zogby GE poll today compares McCain, Barr & Nader vs Clinton/Obama - good Obama news

[housewolf]

Nader 2pts higher in Clinton match-up, Barr 1 pt higher - it's a small number but could be teling for the GE


The survey included 7,653 likely voters nationwide and carries a margin of error of +/- 1.1 percentage points.

General Election Match-ups
McCain 44%
Clinton 34%
Nader 3%
Barr 4%
Not sure/someone else 16%
Asked which candidate - McCain or Clinton - most shares your values, 48% said McCain, compared to 37% who said Clinton, with 15% not sure.

General Election Match-ups
McCain 42%
Obama 45%
Nader 1%
Barr 3%
Not sure/someone else 8%
Between McCain and Obama, 48% said McCain shared their values, compared to 44% who said Obama most shared their values.

Among Democrats, 9% were more likely to say McCain more reflects their values than Clinton, and 12% of Democrats said McCain is closer to their values than Obama.


The online poll, conducted April 25-28, 2008, shows that Obama retains 80% support among Democrats, compared to just 66% of Democrats who said they will back Clinton against McCain, the survey shows. Against Obama, McCain wins 11% of the Democratic support, while he wins 10% support against Clinton. In the McCain-Clinton race, 12% of Democrats said they were undecided, compared to just 4% of Democrats who were undecided in the McCain-Obama race.

Asked who they thought would be the next President, McCain led the way with 45%, compared to 40% for Obama. Just 11% said they thought Clinton would be the next one to occupy the Oval Office. Only 20% of Democrats said they think Clinton will be the next President, compared to 63% who believe Obama will get the job done.

Interestingly, 1% said they think former vice president-turned-Nobel laureate Al Gore will be the one to succeed George W. Bush in the White House.

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1490

[cottonseed]

1. No wonder the SDs are coming out hard and fast for Obama

When you look at this along with the recent poll looking at NJ and AZ, I think we all now know who is more "electable".

[redqueen]

3. And looking at the numbers vs. McCain over the past few months...

it's clear this protracted mudslinging is not helping our party or our nominee.

[Captain Hilts]

2. Online polls have NO MEANING. nt

[speedoo]

4. "online poll" by Zogby.

Much less reliable, as I recall?

[leftofcool]

5. Zogby? They haven't been right once

[MadBadger]

7. How bout Pennsylvania

[Hope And Change]

6. K & R!

:kick:

[backscatter712]

8. Can we donate to Barr's campaign? McCain needs a vote-poacher!

[NJmaverick]

9. There goes Hillary's last desperate arguement

Time to go Hillary, don't let the door hit you on the ass, on the way out.

[goclark]

10. Delighted to get the 5th recommend

[Yossariant]

11. Zogby!

:rofl:

[BenDavid]

12. zogby, give me 20.00 and i'll make you a good poll....uh huh and

fox news had their new poll and hrc beats mccain in the general abd obama loses to mccain....

obama's favorable and unfavorables are in the 40's.....an old bob seegar song...LIKE A ROCK

[azmouse]

13. I was part of that poll.

Interesting results.

[quantass]

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