Rasmussen Obama 46%--44% McCain
Clinton 46%--45% McCain
Good numbers, and all upward trends. Imagine what happens when we start actually attacking McCain and pressing our enormous financial advantages against him. A couple of quick notes:
My longstanding theory that the candidate with momentum in the primary campaign will also perform better in general election polls once again appears solid. Should Obama sweep May 6th, look for him to start performing better against McCain than Clinton performs against McCain.
The extended nomination campaign was a negative during the six-week lull when there were no actual primaries, as the focus moved away from the voters and toward idiotic media narratives. However, as long as there are upcoming primary states, the campaign appears beneficial to Democrats. So, if we can wrap this thing up by mid-June, everything will be fine.
I'm feeling pretty good this morning. It has been two months since both Democrats were ahead of McCain in all polls. The negative narratives are already out there, and we seem to have survived. We are going to win the trifecta this year, and have one of those brief windows were it is actually possible to pass progressive legislation, ala 1933-1940, 1961-1966, and the less successful windows of 1977-1978 and 1993-1994.
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