Let's put the win in the South thing to bed

KErry will obviously, as anyone would, say that winning the VA and TN primaries shows he CAN win in the South.  I would caution against buying into that spin.  What he shows in doing this is that he can win AMONG DEMOCRATIC PARTISANS in the South.  Not a big surprise that the frontrunner in the primaries wins two primaries.

The question is, can Kerry stack up as well as Edwards would against George W. Bush in a general election in the South.

I am not sure he could.  I think Edwards is showiung an ability to win rural white voters.  Those voting for Kerry today would clearly vote for Edwards in a general.  Would the Edwards voters vote for Kerry?  

Here's a poll: