New New Hampshire GE numbers - Good for Dems

Via Via Rasmussen

Obama 49, McCain 36
Clinton 43, McCain 41

 

The Good news is that both our potential candidates lead the GOP candidate. Also good to see Obama with such a commanding lead. It also suggests that people need to stop pissing their pants about John McCain. He's the strongest candidate the GOP could have put up this cycle (based on who was running in their primary), but he just isn't THAT great. People shouldn't and couldn't have expected the GOP would be stupid enough to hand the Pres to the Dems without a serious struggle.

I very much doubt Obama carries NH by such a wide margin, but its nice to start out with a lead such as this in a state Kerry barely won in '04 and Bush won in '00.

•  General Election

  Numbers on a state by state basis already in February?  Going to be a LONG year.

  by marcvstraianvs on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:43:21 PM PDT

  •  Ha

    Colorado and Missouri coming out soon as well.

    by asearchforreason on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:44:24 PM PDT

•  Dear NH...

  I don't get it.  Why did you give us 2 more months of Hillary - if you aren't going to pick her over McCain?

  Hugs and kisses,

  RichM

  by RichM on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:44:29 PM PDT

  •  Don't blame me

    I voted for Obama :)

    by TheSheriff on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:15:13 PM PDT

  •  To keep you all from whining

    about how your vote doesn't count after New Hampshiree.

    But it didn't stop the kvetching.

    by Elwood Dowd on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:41:24 PM PDT

•  GOP DOOM AND GLOOM

  From the latest Evans-Novak Political Report:

  "Amid the exciting windup of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and the mop-up of the Republican contest, the reality is that 2008 shapes up as a very bad year for the GOP. The fact that the Democratic turnout in yesterday's Virginia primary was double the Republican reflects the larger, more boisterous Democratic rallies from Iowa to the Potomac primaries. The pessimism and gloom in the business community is particularly pronounced."

  "Adding to the dark mood among Republicans is the increasing prospect that they will not be able to bolster their morale by running against the detested Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). Her unification of Republicans has been one of the few GOP assets going into the campaign. It will take time and effort to work up a passion against the likable Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) no matter how leftist he really is."

  PoliticalWire.com

  by aaraujo on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:44:57 PM PDT

  •  I love how they admit it

    That to beat us, they have to "work up a passion against" our candidates.  Not  their positions, but our candidates.  They're all about the politics of personal destruction.

    by stephdray on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:47:41 PM PDT

    •  That's all they have

      they are sad that Hillary is losing because they could have built up all that hate and motivated their base

      by aaraujo on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:51:47 PM PDT

•  another one...

  ...that just confirms Obama is the candidate to beat in November.  Nominating Hillary would be like wanting to give the GOP a chance in the general election.

  by esherard8 on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:45:21 PM PDT

•  So...

  ...if I am a NH super delegate and I want the candidate that will have the longest coattails in November to help local candidates I know who I am going to voe for in Denver.

  This calculation is going on all over the nation.

  by Oddball on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:48:04 PM PDT

•  A few weeks ago,

  HRC defeated Obama by three percent in NH.  Now, though, Obama's lead over McCain in NH is 11% higher than HRC's lead.  Impressive turnaround.  The shift towards Obama is not just caused by the primary calendar advancing to favorable states; it's an actual wave.  National polls have shown the same thing.

  by Greasy Grant on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 12:55:42 PM PDT

•  Colorado

  Colorado:
  Obama 46%
  McCain 39%

  McCain 49%
  Clinton 35%

  by Daaaaave on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:02:51 PM PDT

  •  Colorado

    Those numbers are fucking awesome. Damn!

    by Scoonie on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:05:42 PM PDT

    •  I've said this at least 6 times...

      Colorado will vote for Obama in the GE.  Take it to the bank.

      by RichM on Wed Feb 13, 2008 at 01:14:34 PM PDT