Regular readers know I rarely put much weight on polls but this one is interesting enough to blog about:
Internal polling data, presented privately last week at the Republican National Committee’s state chair meeting and provided to Politico, shows John McCain with a solid lead over both his potential general election rivals. Powered by the same appeal to Democrats and independents that fueled his primary election success, McCain is leading Barack Obama 48 percent to 42 percent and Hillary Clinton 51 percent to 40 percent according to RNC polling done late last month.
He’s moved ahead of the two Democrats by consolidating support among Republicans, but also by retaining his backing among a wide swath of independents and picking up a small chunk of cross-party support.
Among independents, McCain leads Obama 48 percent to 39 percent and Clinton 54 percent to 34 percent. Among Democrats, he picks up 20 percent in a race against Obama and leads Barack Obama 48 percent to 39 percent and Senator Clinton 54 percent to 34 percent.
As time goes on I am more and more convinced that McCain is the right candidate at the right time. Any other would be beaten easily by the Democrats but as they move farther and farther to the left, to a point in which its almost impossible for them to come to the center anymore, they lift Republican chances due to McCain’s appeal to independents.
Think about it. This was supposed to be the year when we get our asses handed to us because of the war and all that (according to the MSM talking heads that is) but with two of the most liberal members of the Democrat party running it doesn’t appear to be that easy of road for them to win this thing. It can still happen….November is a long way off, but with McCain not being a polarizing candidate who appeals to moderates and independents….they have to be worrying.
Of course once the nominee on the Democrat side is picked we will see major coverage on that person from our MSM for months and months so lots could change.
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