The Operation Chaos Effect - John McCain Leading Barack Obama 47% to 42%, Leads Hillary Clinton 49% to 40%
Terry Trippany on Mar 31 2008 at 12:40 pm | Filed under: Election 2008, Feature Article
Music to my ears, the latest Rasmussen poll shows that John McCain is leading democrats by a nice margin at a key time when the left eats itself in a fight to secure super delegates.
Monday, March 31, 2008
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows John McCain leading Barack Obama 47% to 42%. He leads Hillary Clinton 49% to 40% (see recent daily results). Among unaffiliated voters, McCain is essentially even with Obama while holding a wide lead over Clinton. When matched against McCain, Clinton earns a bit more support than Obama from Democrats. Obama leads McCain among voters under 40 while McCain has the edge among those 40 and above. McCain leads Clinton among all age groups.
What can you expect? Thanks to the sentiments of pastor Jeremiah Wright it appears that Barack Obama has a “whitey problem” and Hillary Clinton is no less credible on a whole host of issues.
Adding insult to injury is the fact that the Clinton’s are applying fuzzy math to boost their contrived chances of gaining enough delegates to win the party nomination. This is no doubt in part thanks to the efforts of bloggers and Rush Limbaugh’s Operation Chaos strategy that turned the tables on Daily Kos morons who thought they were so cute in trying to create chaos in republican primaries. Recall that Republicans handed the losers on the left a taste of their own medicine by crossing over party lines and voting for Hillary Clinton in Texas and Ohio. Right back at ya, the strategy appears to have worked in the republican’s favor. Turnabout is a beautiful thing.
This doesn’t mean that Republicans have a cake walk. There is much work to be done but trending is moving to the right for the moment.
Among all voters nationwide, McCain is now viewed favorably by 53% of voters nationwide and unfavorably by 44%. Obama’s reviews are 49% favorable and 49% unfavorable. For Clinton, those numbers are 43% favorable, 55% unfavorable (see recent daily results). Among unaffiliated voters, Obama is viewed favorably by 56%, McCain by 52%, and Clinton by 35%.
In the Electoral College, Democrats lead in states with 190 Electoral Votes while the GOP has the advantage in states with 189. When “leaners” are added, the Democrats lead 243 to 240. The Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator showed two changes over the weekend–Wisconsin moving from Likely Democratic to Leans Democratic and New Hampshire moving from Leans Democratic to Toss-Up.
In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, it’s Obama 46% Clinton 43% (see recent daily results). Clinton leads by thirteen points among White voters including a twenty-seven point advantage among White Women. Obama leads among White Men, has an overwhelming advantage among African-Americans, and a solid lead among voters under 50. Among Democrats, Clinton leads by seven. Among unaffiliated voters likely to participate in a Democratic Primary, Obama leads by a two-to-one margin.
While the two Democrats continue their battle for the nomination, John McCain has released his first general election campaign commercial.
Thankfully the democrats are doing much of that work themselves with the constant infighting. Let’s hope that Operation Chaos continues!
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