Maybe the
latest Marist Poll (Adobe Acrobat format) will finally put to bed the "Clark is the only one electable" meme. (We can hope anyway.)
Bush 48%, Gephardt 43%, Unsure 9%
Bush 48%, Kerry 42%, Unsure 10%
Bush 49%, Dean 41%, Unsure 10%
All Margin of Error stuff so far, right?
Bush 55%, Clark 36%, Unsure 9%
Before anyone else says it -- and to maintain my perfect record of consistency in making this statement -- national polls don't mean squat, especially a year before the election. Dukakis was up 17 points against the first Bush with 90 days to go, and I remember President Dukakis fondly.
But please, Clark (or insert candidate name here) supporters, do yourselves a favor: find another argument. (There are some.)
Actually, the national polls do have some meaning in one respect: Bush is vulnerable. Marist's numbers confirm that.