Rasmussen Reports
2008 Democratic Candidate Key Stats
| GENERAL ELECTION | MATCH-UPS | |
| Democrat | Republican | Wins by |
| Edwards 49% | Giuliani 41% | Dems Win +8% |
| Edwards 50% | Huckabee 33% | Dems Win +17% |
| Edwards 45% | McCain 38% | Dems Win +7% |
| Edwards 52% | Romney 36% | Dems Win +16% |
| Edwards 49% | Thompson 35% | Dems Win +14% |
| Democrat | Republican | Wins by |
| Obama 44% | Giuliani 43% | Dems Win +1% |
| Obama 48% | Huckabee 39% | Dems Win +9% |
| Obama 46% | McCain 40% | Dems Win +6% |
| Obama 47% | Romney 38% | Dems Win +9% |
| Obama 46% | Thompson 39% | Dems Win +7% |
| Democrat | Republican | Wins by |
| Clinton 44% | Giuliani 47% | Dems Lose -3% |
| Clinton 49% | Huckabee 41% | Dems Win +8% |
| Clinton 46% | McCain 44% | Dems Win +2% |
| Clinton 51% | Romney 40% | Dems Win +11% |
| Clinton 48% | Thompson 44% | Dems Win +4% |
The Strongest Democratic Match up Against:
| GOP Candidate | Strongest Dem | Closest Rival |
| Giuliani | is Edwards | (7% more than Obama) |
| Huckabee | is Edwards | (8% more than Obama) |
| McCain | is Edwards | (1% more than Obama) |
| Romney | is Edwards | (5% more than Clinton) |
| Thompson | is Edwards | (7% more than Obama) |
The Ranking for “Margins of Victory” …
(aka. Win, Place, or Show for you Horse Race fans )
| Contest | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Dem vs Giuliani: | Edwards 8% | Obama 1% | Clinton -3% |
| Dem vs Huckabee: | Edwards 17% | Obama 9% | Clinton 8% |
| Dem vs McCain: | Edwards 7% | Obama 6% | Clinton 2% |
| Dem vs Romney: | Edwards 16% | Clinton 11% | Obama 9% |
| Dem vs Thompson: | Edwards 14% | Obama 7% | Clinton 4% |
What more do you need to know. Neither Obama nor Clinton can match Edwards when it comes to winning against the real enemy….Republicans.
And given Senator Edwards solid progressive plans for real change which this nation so desperately needs, right track/wrong track is extremely negative, what are you waiting for! Get behind Edwards and push!
Posted by A.Citizen 
Posted by A.Citizen 
