Triply good news from Rasmussen Reports today. First up, Bloomberg wins a huge percentage of the vote (in terms of being a third-party candidate) in New Jersey. Presumably, this will much, much more watered down in places outside of the Tri-State area (New York, Penn, NJ), but I think it will be helpful nonetheless because New Jersey has become increasingly a light-blue to purple state and Pennsylvania is a swing state right now. This could severely derail Republicans around the country in 2008.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/bloomberg_reaches_23_as_third_party_hopeful_in_new_jerseySecond up, Rasmussen shows that Dems are trusted on all of the major issues more than Republicans, including National Security:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/democrats_trusted_more_than_republicans_on_10_key_issuesIssue: Dems Reps
National Security 46% 43%
Taxes 47% 42%
Abortion 45% 38%
Economy 48% 40%
Ethics 43% 32%
War in Iraq 49% 37%
Immigration 47% 33%
Education 50% 35%
Social Security 50% 34%
Healthcare 57% 30%
And thirdly, just for good measure, Edwards crushes both Romney and "conservative Saint" Fred Thompson by 20%+
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008_edwards_leads_gop_s_thompson_romney_by_20_points