Raw Story:
Looking ahead to the 2008 presidential election, 49 percent of registered voters say they would prefer to see a Democrat take office versus 28 percent who would favor a Republican. In various potential match-ups, top candidates polled very closely among registered voters: for Democrat Hillary Clinton versus Republican John McCain, 48 percent of registered voters said they would choose Clinton while 47 percent said McCain; for Democrat Barack Obama versus McCain, 46 percent said they would choose Obama, while 44 percent said McCain; for Democrat John Edwards versus McCain, 48 percent chose Edwards, while 43 percent chose McCain; for Clinton versus Republican Rudy Giuliani, 47 percent chose Clinton, while 48 percent chose Giuliani; for Obama versus Giuliani, 45 percent chose Obama, while 47 percent chose Giuliani; and for Edwards versus Giuliani, 48 percent chose Edwards while 45 percent chose Giuliani.
Still, like I say, '08 is one hell of a long way off and anything could happen between now and then. But any GOP strategist who doesn't get a cold sweat looking at that first stat -- Democrat 49%, republican 28% -- isn't earning their pay.
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