GOP looks to 'McCain Democrats'
A new analysis of March polling data suggests that John McCain's cross-party support surpasses that of either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton.
According to data provided by the Gallup Organization at Politico??s request, in a hypothetical contest between McCain and Obama, McCain wins 17 percent of Democrats and those leaning Democratic, while Obama wins 10 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaners.
In a potential contest with Clinton, McCain wins 14 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaners while Clinton wins 8 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaners.
The new analysis, calculated from a compilation of Gallup??s daily polls between March 7 and 22, seems to indicate that there are more ??McCain Democrats? than the much-ballyhooed ??Obama Republicans? ?? or ??Obamacans,? as they are sometimes referred to.
The polls were aggregated at Politico??s request as part of an effort to assess the cross-party appeal of each candidate. The compilation created a larger sample size, allowing pollsters to more accurately decipher voting patterns by party affiliation.
McCain??s potential to win more crossover votes than either of the Democrats, a finding that also surfaces in surveys conducted by Fox News/Opinion Dynamics and in private GOP polls, could upend the political calculus for the November general election.
Equally important, Gallup finds that McCain wins independents against either Democrat ?? 48 to 23 percent against Clinton, and 40 to 31 percent against Obama.
In 2004, exit polls showed independents cast 26 percent of the vote, splitting their support evenly between Bush and Kerry.
GOP looks to 'McCain Democrats' - Yahoo! News
McCain is what the GOP needed.....somebody just a tad more middle of the road. With all the internal fighting in the DNC this should make for another 4 years in the White House.:thumbsup:
Have a good one!:s4:
