There's lots of interesting stuff in this new Quinnipiac poll, particularly this:
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani leads New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and other Democrats in the 2008 presidential race in three critical states - Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to Quinnipiac University's Swing State Poll, three simultaneous surveys of voters in states that have been pivotal in presidential elections since 1964.
But former Vice President Al Gore, who is not yet a candidate, runs better against Republican challengers in most Swing State matchups than Sen. Clinton or Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. ...
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"Mayor Rudolph Giuliani remains the front-runner, but he and the entire Democratic field should wonder if Al Gore will become an inconvenient truth in the 2008 presidential race and go for the biggest Oscar of them all," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
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"Perhaps absence does make the heart grow fonder. Vice President Gore generally runs best against any of the Republican candidates. Whatever the reason, should Gore get in, he could reshape the race for the Democratic presidential nomination."
Hm ...
(h/t: Tapped)
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Jason D Scorse Posted 9:06 am
26 Apr 2007
I teach environmental economics and blog at http://www.voicesofreason.info. I am a proud liberal, who stands on the shoulders of giants.
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Delay And Deny Posted 11:08 am
26 Apr 2007
He was beaten by an unknown Governor from Arkansas.
In 2000, Gore was half of the most popular Presidency since Eisenhower and Reagan. He enjoyed being in power during an unprecedented 8 years of economic growth, a decrease in poverty to a historic 12.5 percent, and the birth of a new economy based on the Internet.
He lost to the -- at the time -- obscure son of ousted ex-President Bush -- G.W.
2008? Let's see -- Gore will come in with unprecedented fame from his movie and popular credit for his efforts to save mankind.
Therefore, he'll get whomped in a landslide.
Some people just have "Loser" tattoed on them at birth.
The Texeme Construct
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Staale Posted 1:28 pm
26 Apr 2007
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caniscandida Posted 8:27 pm
26 Apr 2007
It may turn out to be a direct competition between Giuliani and Mitt Romney, who both have very good PR people, plus any later-arriving new-comer. McCain will probably want to hang on for a bit, hopelessly, which will only help the ultimate Democrat.
On Al Gore, and the polls: Well, OK, I would sooner vote for Al than for anybody else, even John Edwards, whom I have always liked very much (though I think I can get my hair cut without asking for a reference).
Really though, it is so pathetic that so many Senators want to run for the presidency. Every Senator who is running for president is a fine Senator, IMHO. So, why are they not satisfied with remaining in the Senate? Why is the legislature considered a dishonorably lower branch of government? These Senators need to revive the status of the legislature, by remaining where they are, not by aiming at the White House.
Chickens are our cousins!
So are other sensitive animals!
Enough is enough!
No more factory farms!
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JennyM Posted 1:24 am
03 May 2007
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