Senators John McCain and Barack Obama appear to be pulling away from their nearest rivals in New Hampshire, according to Zogby polling. If this is the way the general election will shape up, it could be very interesting indeed - two candidates who, while virtually polar opposites on most issues, still have a significant amount of appeal to many members of the opposite party. Clinton, on the other hand, seems to lose a lot of her traditional supporters when push comes to shove - this could signal an awareness of a possible “political dynasty” - Bush, Clinton, Bush…another Clinton may be hard to digest in the end.
“It’s almost Iowa redux,” Zogby said. “In the closing days in Iowa we saw Clinton losing her strong support among women, liberals and Democrats, and it’s happening again.”
The pressure is on Clinton and Romney to revive their campaigns after disappointing showings in Iowa, and a second consecutive loss for either could doom their comebacks.
January 7th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Although conservative Republicans may have differences with him on some issues, I hope they come to realize that in the current political environment, John McCain offers us the best chance to pervent a Clinton or Obama presidency. National head-to-head polls consistently show him as being the toughest opponent in November for either Hillary or Obama. One can only hope that the prospect of a President Clinton or a President Obama along with a Democrat-controlled House and a Democrat-controlled Senate will cause Republicans to put aside their differences with McCain over immigration and campaign finance reform and support his candidacy. Neither Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee or Fred Thompson, good conservatives all, stand a chance in November. If the Republicans don’t nominate a candidate who can win large numbers of independent voters in November, they’ll get clobbered. That means either McCain or Rudy Giuliani. Personally, while I like Rudy a lot, I prefer John McCain.