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Media Wet Dream Continues - McCain/Kerry Ticket A Winner!
Uh, donât ya mean Kerry/McCain? Where are the damn editors?Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry holds an eight-point lead over President George W. Bush among registered voters in the latest CBS News poll, 49% to 41%, but one of the names currently bandied about as a running mate for him - Republican Sen. John McCain - gives Kerry an even larger edge when added to the ticket. Think this will make Kerry bite? I give it 50 / 50 odds now. McCain has continued to face questions about joining his fellow Vietnam veteran Kerry on a ticket, Whatâs an article on Kerry without the obligatory Vietnam veteran reference? despite having insisted that he is not interested in doing so. Americaâs voters, meanwhile, do have interest in such a bi-partisan slate: a hypothetical Kerry/McCain pairing holds a 14-point advantage over President Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney, nearly double the 8-point lead Kerry has alone over Bush. KERRY & McCAIN VS. BUSH & CHENEY: CHOICE IN NOVEMBERThe Kerry/McCain ticket draws 15% of Republican voters while keeping the same level of support among Democrats - 80% - that Kerry enjoys alone. Interesting. However, the addition of McCain brings many more veterans to the Democratic camp: tested one-on-one against Bush, Kerry loses to Bush among veterans, 54% to 41%. With Kerry and McCain together, the two tickets split the veteran vote. Upon futher thought, itâs not interesting, itâs obvious - it has to be the personal appeal, because McCain, although heâs Or youâre not paying attention: Kerry is Dukakis on stilts and a better haircut. Views of McCain Among those voters who have an opinion or know of John McCain, opinions of the Senator are overwhelmingly favorable. 46% say they have a favorable view of McCain, while just 9% are unfavorable. Iâd think more people would know about McCain; he loves the camera more than Chuck Schumer! Independents hold the most favorable views. Republican voters, meanwhile, are more likely than Democrats to view the Senator in a negative light: 16% of them do, compared to just 4% of Democrats and 8% of Independents. Moreover, the Republican McCain has far higher favorable ratings than the Vice-Presidential nominee on the GOP side, Dick Cheney. The Vice-President elicits more negative than positive opinions from those familiar with him and, like the President, his negative ratings are up from last month. Despite four years in office, however, Cheney remains unknown to, or elicits no opinion from, more than one-third of voters. Adding one of John Kerryâs former nomination rivals to the Democratic ticket, North Carolina Senator John Edwards, also helps Kerry, though to a lesser extent than does McCain. Edwardsâ name has also been mentioned by many as a potential running mate, and a Kerry/Edwards ticket would give the Democrats a ten-point margin over the incumbent Republicans, 50% to 40% -- a slight gain for Kerry on his eight-point one-on-one lead over Bush. I wouldnât waste my time on Gephardt, heâs as exciting as Warren âThe Walking Casketâ Christopher. Why not Richardson? Heâs the dark horse and also helps with votes out west. KERRY & EDWARDS VS. BUSH & CHENEY: CHOICE IN NOVEMBER (Registered voters)The Kerry/ Edwards slate holds Democrats and draws a few more conservatives and Independents while dropping a bit with liberals. The Edwards addition also closes the gap with veterans. They donât mention liberal support with the Kerry/McCain ticket; does that put McCain to the left of Edwards in their eyes? Any takes on this & the likelihood of Kerry/McCain becoming reality?
Posted by: Raj 2004-05-28 |
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