Obama-Clinton smacks McCain-Romney

Though some might have made peace with the idea that Hillary Clinton won’t be running for vice president on a ticket headed by Barack Obama, boosters of a Democratic "dream ticket" got a shot in the arm Thursday.

A Fox News Poll showed voters preferring Barack-Hillary over John McCain and Mitt Romney by 48% to 41%, or just outside the poll’s margin of error. (The pairing of Republican McCain with the former Massachusetts governor, Romney, remains, of course, just as hypothetical as the Obama-Clinton combo.)

In the Fox survey -- and here's the key for "dream ticket" fans -- narrows when he's matched mano a mano (without running mates) against McCain.

The poll shows Obama ahead in the "horse race" over McCain by 4 percentage points (45% to 41%), a lead that drops to 3% when independent Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr are thrown into the mix.

But backers of an Obama-Clinton ticket should absorb this additional tidbit from the Fox poll: 33% of voters said they would rather see the New York senator on the Supreme Court or in an Obama cabinet; 28% picked her for the VP slot.

The Fox poll also found that two out of three voters say they don’t care whether a candidate sometimes eschews a flag lapel pin, as Obama used to. And Democrats are markedly more enthusiastic about their candidate than Republicans -- 78% of Dems say they are satisfied with Obama, 54% of Republicans say the same about McCain.

(While the Fox poll queried 900 voters in all, it reached only 379 Democrats and 315 Republicans, meaning that the margins of error for the Republican and Democratic samples are considerably larger. Meaning, don't jump to conclusions.)

The poll hints at possible trouble areas for Obama: A slight  plurality of registered voters say they trust McCain more. And a bare majority say they remain concerned that Obama for 20 years was a member of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church and listened to "controversial and unpatriotic" comments before he distanced himself from the pastor.

-- James Rainey

Comments

[keith]

That's fantastic! The Kerry presidency really served to validate the polling processes in........oh that's right. nothing to see here, move along.

[toby]

I think the Supreme Court would be a fantastic fit for Hillary.

[Sterling Greenwood]

It seems more appropriate that Hillary be McCain's running mate instead of Obama's, considering all the cross-over support Hillary got during the primary season from GOP voters intent on derailing Obama's candidacy.
Sterling Greenwood
Aspen Free Press

[anonymous]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
No more Clintons in the White House! Put Billary in prison for their corruption and lies to the grand jury, like ANY other US citizen would have to do, THEN put Billary on the ticket.

[N.E. BodybutHillary]

Nope. No. Uh uh. No way. No Siree Bob. Nien. Nyet. Non. Negatory good buddy.

There will be no C word on the ticket.

[Laurence of Berkeley]

Hi Keith, You know, of course, that Kerry DID win in '04, as per the exit polls, which were wrong all over the country IN A SINGLE DIRECTION, away from the official tally towards Bush. And in Ohio, in addition to the strange scarcity of election machines in Democratic districts, we have two actual convictions of election officials for impeding the recount. For info, google:
"ohio"+"election fraud"+"convicted"
The only real suspense in the '08 election will be whether Obama is far enough ahead to put him beyond the reach of fraud.

[Donny Wallace]

Questions to ponder:

Do Republicans have information on Michelle and are holding it until October?

Is Hillary hoping Obama will lose so she and her husband can take over the party again and then she can be the President in 2012? Will her supporters ultimately go against Obama?

Will the Millis go to the booths in big numbers for Obama? Or will it be another Mc.Govern deal like with their parents?

Will White people not vote for Obama because they think he is too pro-black or they don't trust a black man in the White House?

Do the behind the scenes people feel satisfied with what Mc.Cain is doing on their behalf if he becomes president enough to ensure that when it comes down to it Obama will lose? Or do they want Obama because he will get people to focus on black issues and so on that are never solved while the can complete their agendas under the radar. Also will the Media conflict with the agendas of the behind the scenes people in charge of this country and get voters to favor Obama? Or will it be another Reagan like electiion where people will reject the media. If that happens will the voters sit at home or vote in the election?

Ron Paul is still the best choice unless I find out he is too Libertarian...

[Alessandro Machi]

Just for fun, will someone do a Hillary as President and Barack as VP and see how the numbers come up?

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http://www.WallStreetChange.com
http://www.CaucusCheating.com
http://www.Hillary-Wins.com

[Alessandro Machi]

if one were to speed up the voting counts from the 04 elections while watching the numbers at the bottom of the televison screen, one might see an intermittent "burp", "bump", or "Hiccup" in the voting results.

You would see Kerry catching up, then suddenly falling back in an instant, catching up, then suddenly falling back, all night long.

Apparently just altering one vote out of every 20 would be enough to change the election, and I think it is possible that that might have happened.

[Gerent Cawther]

Corporate shill. Romney wasn't even runner up. He spent a hundred mill and people still didn't like him. A hundred lies and people still told him to shove off. Boycott Fox!!!!!!

[Steven Rinehart]

Romney is the competent choice. If McCain cares about raw competence, he'll pick Romney. Anyone else will be a cope out attempt to pander to some minority group.

[David Aust]

Frankly, there will be considerable frustration no matter who John McCain or Barack Obama chooses among segments that are considered large portions of the voting populous. Since the big key in this election cycle seems to be change in Washington, people are likely going to vote for compromise of perception on their candidate verses the opponent because the only segment most likely to flip-flop more than candidates are the people themselves on the solutions to their current pain.

[Jesse]

With Hillary on the ticket we will win in a landslide.
If she's not on the ticket, I write her in for President.
I am not pleased with Obama's idea of unity.

[Ted]

I don’t believe Romney is going to get the nod; that’s going to Alaska Gov Sarah Palin.

McCain/Palin ‘08