Pardon the repost if this has already been diaried. Just saw this little tidbit about a new newsweek poll.
In a 2008 presidential poll, Newsweek finds a generic Democratic presidential candidate "has a 21-point lead over an unnamed GOP challenger. The race becomes much closer, however, when voters are asked to choose among actual names."
Among named hypothetical matchups only John Edwards wins all pairings:
* Edwards 48%, McCain 43%
* Clinton 48%, McCain 47%
* Obama 46%, McCain 44%
* Edwards 48%, Giuliani 45%
* Giuliani 48%, Clinton 47%
* Giuliani 47%, Obama 45%
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...