Polls Find Voters Weighing Issues vs. Electability

Source: New York Times

Democratic voters in Iowa and New Hampshire — the states that begin the presidential nominating battle — say Senator Barack Obama and John Edwards are more likely than Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to say what they believe, rather than what they think voters want to hear, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Polls. But they also view Mrs. Clinton as the best prepared and most electable Democrat in the field, the polls found.

Republican voters in those two states say that Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, shares their values and views on immigration, a red-hot issue for Republicans in Iowa especially. But they are divided over whether Mr. Romney or Rudolph W. Giuliani, who Republican voters say does not share their values, would be the party’s strongest general-election candidate — and electability looms as a crucial factor for Republican voters in those states.

These are some of the findings in twin polls conducted by the New York Times and CBS News in the two states, which will begin the nominating process in less than two months. The polls found that the electorates in the two states had different perceptions of the candidates and concerns about issues, while suggesting that the outcome was far from settled in either place.

The Democratic contest is essentially tied in Iowa, among Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama and Mr. Edwards, while Mrs. Clinton has a substantial lead in New Hampshire, according to The Times/CBS News Polls.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/us/politics/14poll.html

Dennis isn't even mentioned in the article. What a joke!

they do look at him as a joke. If it's a close primary, those voting for Kucinich could give the nomination to Clinton. That's reality. That's the reason I support Edwards, he's as left as we are going to get for a while.

zalinda

IF YOU TOOK ALL OF THE CANDIDATES WHO SEE EDWARDS AS THE 2ND BEST CHOICE (BEHIND THEMSELVES) AND THAT INCLUDES GORE (NOT TO MENTION BILL M AND STEVEN C) EDWARDS IS A STRONG LEFT-LEANING PRO-LABOR ............AND VERY ELECTABLE

IT WOULD BE GREAT TO UNSEAT HILLARY... BUT THAT REQUIRES SOME OF THE SMALLER PLAYERS TO JOIN TOGETHER

Biden, Dodd, Richardson, Kucinich and Gravel don't have a snowball's chance. If at this late date, they are polling in the single digits and have so little money, the only thing that they must be running for is their ego. Wait, some may want the number 2 position. Because of this it could be likely that we will end up with Clinton. Sigh!

zalinda