Encouraging News for Democratic Presidential Hopes
A Washington Post-ABC News poll now finds that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton both have an edge on John McCain in hypothetical general election matchups. The survey found that Obama led McCain by 12 points, while Clinton led the presumptive Republican nominee by 6 points.
Poll respondents indicated that their primary objections to McCain included his stance on the war, his close association with the unpopular incumbent president's policies, and the candidate's advanced age (if elected, McCain would at inauguration be the oldest person ever to assume the office of President of the United States).
Poll respondents indicated that their primary objections to McCain included his stance on the war, his close association with the unpopular incumbent president's policies, and the candidate's advanced age (if elected, McCain would at inauguration be the oldest person ever to assume the office of President of the United States).