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Friday numbers: A look ahead

Democratic Presidential Contenders
Hillary Clinton: 41%
John Edwards: 14%
John Kerry: 10%
Joe Biden: 5%
Wesley Clark: 4%

Republican Presidential Contenders
Rudy Giuliani: 34%
John McCain: 31%
Bill Frist: < 5%
Mitt Romney: < 5%
George Allen: < 5%

Possible Races
John McCain: 53%
John Kerry: 35%

John McCain: 44%
Hillary Clinton: 42%

These numbers come from a WSJ poll (via RawStory). I am suprised by two things: 1) I didn't expect Hillary to receive such broad support from the Democratic party. Although she is a reminder of Democrats' prominence in the 90's, she is also a very controversial figure that many Republicans hate as fervently as Democrats detest Bush. 2) The frontrunners among Republicans are moderate compared to the current administration, which suggests mainstream Republicans are tired of their party being pushed to the extreme right.

It will be interesting to see if McCain and Giuliani become more conservative as the election approaches in order to appeal to the socially conservative "base" of the party. McCain has already begun the metamorphasis, meeting with the likes of Jerry Falwell recently, backing an anti-gay-marriage amendment in Arizona, and supporting the teaching of intelligent design.

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Comments (2)

You left out Al Gore

Posted by liber8ed | November 11, 2005 3:44 PM

McCain is definately a step up from Bush, but I'm also a little concerned at how far he may go to get the "religious" votes.

Posted by Eighty | November 11, 2005 8:11 PM

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