Actually, I don't buy it. The Republicans are so disgraced and in such bad odor with the public, that even Hillary or Obama
should take it in a walk. Interesting chart of where the public stands politically, though.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/706/raising-mccainNearly lost in the blizzard of recent poll reports were the findings of a Gallup survey that the current Republican frontrunner, John McCain, might well give each of the two Democratic frontrunners a run for their money.
When Gallup asked 1,598 likely voters whom they'd back if the presidential election were held today, respondents chose Sen. McCain over Barack Obama by a 50 percent to 45 percent margin, and also preferred the Arizona senator to Hillary Clinton by a modest 50%-to 47% margin.
By contrast, the same survey went on to show both Senators Clinton and Obama easily besting Mike Huckabee in a general election. Sen. Obama was favored over Mr. Huckabee by 10 percentage points and Sen. Clinton by 6 percentage points.
So how seriously can we take a poll showing McCain running ahead or even with Obama and Clinton? While voters want change and favor the Democrats and their positions, a Republican candidate who is seen as an agent of change and not strongly associated with orthodox conservative beliefs could put up a strong challenge to a Democrat in November.