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The More Electable Candidate
It's become a commonplace assumption that Barack Obama would fare better than Hillary Clinton in a general election—that he's the more "electable" candidate. But a new poll shows no discernible difference between the two. Either candidate would trounce Romney by about 15 points. Both would be within one point of John McCain.
When you factor in that Clinton's a known quantity (everyone knows her weaknesses), whereas Obama's relatively untested when it comes to mudslinging, I think this poll may actually suggest that Clinton's more electable, after all.
Another interesting thing about the poll is how differently voters from each party see the electability issue. Here's how it breaks down:
Independents
Obama: 48 percent
Clinton: 28 percent
Republicans
Obama: 43 percent
Clinton: 18 percent
Democrats
Obama: 37 percent
Clinton: 49 percent
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